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Kashif Mag

The science behind screen Addiction.            By       Kashif Mag

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00:00Have you ever found yourself scrolling endlessly, even when you don't want to?

00:06Do you notice that your focus is going down?

00:09Maybe you even have thought to yourself that you have adult ADHD.

00:14Well, in today's video, I'm going to share with you why you keep going back for scrolling

00:19and how it's impacting your focus, your concentration, your organization,

00:26and your ability to stay motivated.

00:28I'm going to explain to you the neuroscience behind screen addictions

00:32and most importantly, what you can do to regain control of your brain

00:37and get back to feeling pleasure and happiness in your life.

00:41I'm Dr. Trish Lee. Welcome back.

00:43Today, we're talking about infinite scrolling,

00:47the habit loops that keep you stuck in it, and what you can do to break free.

00:51So if you're ready to regain control of your brain and get back on purpose in life,

00:56you're in the right place.

00:57Let's get started.

00:59Apps train your brain to expect constant stimulation.

01:03This keeps you going back for more, whether it be drama, violence, or explicit matter.

01:10You're used to high levels of stimulation from the screen,

01:14but that can make your life pale in comparison.

01:18They're very dopamine-rich activities, and they're screen-based.

01:22Seeking and scrolling itself is a dopamine activity.

01:26And of course, what you watch matters too.

01:29Your brain isn't broken.

01:31You're just training it to go back to the rewards

01:34where it seeks the highest level of pleasure from dopamine.

01:38Neuroplasticity is not selective.

01:40That's why I always say it can be your best friend or your worst enemy,

01:45depending upon how you train it.

01:47It works in this way.

01:48If you like to watch car crash videos, which are very highly stimulating,

01:54they will produce a lot of dopamine in your system.

01:58So basically, car crash videos become your pleasure source.

02:03Now, your guitar lessons and playing your guitar that you used to love to do,

02:08it can't compare.

02:10There's not enough dopamine compared to a car crash video.

02:13It's a super normal stimulus, very high dopamine.

02:17So where the problem lies, so does the solution.

02:20The solution is to train your brain for healthier pleasure sources, not in the screen.

02:27Take a break from your screen time.

02:29You will find that this happiness hack will go a long way.

02:32Come out of the screen and get back to doing those activities that you love.

02:38Learn to balance it.

02:40My son, Seamus, who used to be a hardcore gamer,

02:44he's learned with my help to take breaks from gaming with his friends

02:48and instead play pickleball, the most popular sport since COVID.

02:54I think he's in his room, but he's not.

02:56He's up at the court with his friends, enjoying his real life.

03:00If you want to figure out how to come out of the screen and get back to enjoying your real life,

03:07please go to drtrishlee.com.

03:09The link is in the description where you can download my free guide, Reward Reset.

03:14There's 32 brain hacks there that can show you how to come out of the screen and reclaim your life.

03:19Every time you check your phone, whether there's a notification there or not,

03:25you're training your brain to be distracted.

03:27In this way, many people think that they have developed adult ADHD.

03:34I call it screen-access ADHD or screen-induced ADHD.

03:41There's a very large study in the Journal of American Medical Association of 2,587 people.

03:50That's a lot.

03:51And it showed that these teenagers, the more they were on their screen,

03:55the more they experienced ADHD.

03:57Difficulty organizing, attending, focusing, also hyperactive behaviors because you need constant overstimulation.

04:07So I want you to know your focus isn't gone.

04:11It's just being trained out of your brain.

04:15But that means that you have the ability to train it back.

04:18ADHD in and of itself is a neurodevelopmental disorder,

04:23which means that you had it before the age of 12.

04:26So if you're struggling with ADHD symptoms, it's likely that it's from your screen time.

04:32We know from science that the average attention span in the year 2000 was 12 seconds.

04:39And screens were impacting that, to be honest.

04:42Now it's less than 8 seconds.

04:45The attention span of a goldfish is 9 seconds.

04:49So if you feel like you have less attention than that goldfish, your screens are playing a part.

04:55So what's the solution?

04:57Your happiness hack for right now is to do the deep work.

05:03Think deeply.

05:04Spend at least 90 minutes in concentration and focus on something that you love or you care about.

05:12Now I want you to know, if you're used to seeking and scrolling and dopamine hits from social media,

05:1890 minutes is a really long time.

05:20So start small and build up incrementally.

05:24The way you can do it is by starting to focus until it feels uncomfortable.

05:30Go just a little bit beyond that and then add a minute at a time.

05:35Okay, you don't have to quit your screens entirely, but you do have to manage and balance them.

05:43You can use the 90-second rule to do that, but remember that it's important to also take breaks from concentration.

05:51There's a big study on optimal productivity that shows that 90 minutes of focus with a 15-minute break

05:59can be the way that you can tap into unlimited productivity.

06:04But remember, during those breaks, no screen time.

06:07Because now most of us work in deep concentration on a screen.

06:12It's important to give your brain a break from screens in these breaks.

06:16Okay, so if you want to fast track your focus recovery, please reach out to my team at Dr. Trish Lee & Company.

06:24We specialize in using technology that can, first of all, see if you have that ADHD pattern in your brain

06:31and then help to rewire it using advanced technology.

06:34We also offer coaching strategies like the ones that you're receiving here in these videos.

06:41So please, click the link in the description and schedule a consultation.

06:45Okay, so let's recap.

06:47You're going to get the happiness trifecta from your real life.

06:52And to improve your focus, you're going to stay away from the constant distraction of your phone or your technology.

06:58You're going to do the deep work for 90 minutes at a time, taking 15-minute breaks away from screens.

07:07In this way, you're going to improve your focus, your concentration, your productivity, and you're going to feel better than ever.

07:14If you want more help, click the video on the screen now so we can spend more time together

07:20and I can show you how to improve your focus coming away from the screen.

07:24And as always, remember, control your brain or it'll control you.

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