i promise the next few vids will be shorter 😭☠🫣

p.s. all resources mentioned are in the description. ly all.

Not using social media anymore has given back my time. I have now read 15 books this year and have returned to art.

I just came up with an idea to pretend the 'dopamine sales call' is a scam call every time. I am already feeling like it is going to work. Thank you, Good Sir!

I had to limit myself to 5 minutes of this video. Limiting my temptations.

What a grievous weight it is—to possess the powers of thought, yet in some measure remain unmastered in their governance.

Man the timing of this is perfect. Thank you for all your hard work in all of your videos

So awesome of you to present the conclusion right at the beginning. It's probably super bad for the algorithm, but a real service to your audience. Thank you, sir.

Lewis your saving my life

i impulsively clicked on this video

Very nice summary in the first three minutes. Knowledge is great but if it can't be consicely summarised, it is unlikely to be remembered and unlikely to be useful.

Great job.

Hey man, thanks a lot for this video. Lately, it feels like YouTube has become way too commercialized. Everyone on this platform is trying to push their merch, doing sponsorships, promoting their Patreon at every chance, and YouTube itself floods you with ads wherever it can. I find it really refreshing that there are still people like you who just want to help and don’t overload you with dopamine just to make as much money as possible.

You are the Bob Ross of self help. Thank you. Please add time stamps for future videos if you can. Much love. 🧙🏻‍♂️⛲️🐸

This might just be the video that actually makes a difference in my life !

3:55 Argentinian here. Can't explain the way I smiled when I heard that. Glad you also enjoy it!

PLS NEVER DELETE UR VIDS THESE R LITTERLY GOLD DUST THANK U SM!!!

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he appeared.

:person-turquoise-wizard-wand:⛲🙏 This content could easily be a PAID seminar but you put it all out for free and without ads. You really care about sharing your insights and helping others and that's amazing and rare!

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the amount of depth in this video is truly unbelievable

thank you so much for what you do

0:46 "Every time you give in you're training your brain to do so again" This is equivalent to my 20-ish year old saying that as a struggling drug addict in a hole, taking a relapse is like trying to fill the hole with a shovel - it only gets bigger. Thanks for excellent content as usual 👍🚀

TLDW;
Here’s a 7-point summary of the video “How to resist your temptations so easily they retire from bullying you” with timestamps:

00:00-00:42 – You often promise short-term restraint (e.g., 10 minutes on social media) but end up indulging for hours. This happens because your brain evolved for scarcity and urgent reward, while modern life offers unlimited temptations.

01:02-01:45 – Two key points: every time you give in to temptation you reinforce the habit (train your brain); and temptation is not a one-off event but shapes your future self.

03:57-06:26 – Definitions: Impulsivity = brain prioritising now; Willpower = brain prioritising later via the prefrontal cortex. Temptation is the tug-of-war between those, and Addiction is when impulsive behaviour becomes a loop and feels like the behaviour chooses you.

08:31-12:56 – Five reasons you succumb to temptation: 1) brain loves the chase (dopamine & “maybe” not “hit”); 2) neuro-adaptation (less pleasure from common rewards leads to seeking stronger ones); 3) emotional vulnerability and conditioning (we use temptations to relieve unpleasant feelings); 4) product design (apps/devices engineered for reward, low friction, pseudo-social connection); 5) historical/universal nature of temptation (humans have always faced excess, now digital).

48:35-53:05 – Solutions begin: Tool 1 “Surf the urge” – recognise the craving, allow it without judgment, note bodily sensations, stay in the gap between impulse & action so the urge passes. Use flash-card reminders and practice deliberately.

59:07-1:04:10 – Tool 2: For neuro-adaptation the fix is an abstinence window (week-month) so dopamine-receptors resensitise. Use mental multiplication: visualise giving in repeatedly over 90 days+ to see long-term cost.

1:11:24-1:18:50 – Tool 3: For emotional vulnerability you must regulate the nervous system (e.g., slow breathing to increase HRV, improve sleep, reduce stress). One relapse isn’t failure; forgive yourself, learn a lesson, and move on.