The first thing I noticed after quitting social media, was how much everyone else was using their phones.

Social media connects you closer to people far away, and creates distance between you and the people close to you.

Well I wish I could also start my day with a quick jog and surfing here in Canada

This makes me realize that so many people have unrecognized talent and don’t do anything with their life’s because there to obsessed with their phones.

"Delete social media off your phone for seven days" This is when you know that the UKposts channel is real there telling you to stop watching them. Respect

Me : *watching this video on my phone* Me : This is such a good message Me : *clicks on another Yes Theory video* Thomas : Am I a joke to u?

Leaving social media and having no friends is a whole new level

Me: not understanding what the big deal was *opens screen time* *11 hours 17 mins* Me: shook and contemplating life choices

I immediately wanted to delete the youtube app, but was like damn no I need to finish watching this video first

I have been living without social media from a year now.. A lot changed in my life, i read over 60 books, i changed my lifestyle, I learnt new things, started learning new languages, I got back to drawing, i started to wake up early and sleep early and i found that this actually suits my lifestyle decluttered a lot of unnecessary stuff in my house, came to the concept of minimalism where i started to live with less items. getting rid of social media is the best decision i have made in my life

after only 14 days, he seems so much calmer...

When school forces your daily screen time to 8 hours

In order to regain control in your life, you must rethink your relationship to social media, rediscover the pleasures of the offline world, and reconnect with your inner self through regular periods of solitude. Try deleting social media for 7 days and replace that time with offline activities that you value. I promise it will change your life. It surely changed mine, and I’m never going back to the way it used to be...

Just deleted Instagram and Facebook. They didn't spark joy anymore.

After quiting social media I understand how much I compared my life with others.

"if you're feeling an instinct that has been around for a long time, be wary of fulfilling it with something that's been around for ten years" whoa

To think I am using Social Media to watch this video.

Anyone else notice the higher production quality

Damn it's been more than 4 years for me already without social media. I'm never looking back again. This video helped me immensely. Thank you Yes Theory

Damn... That guy from TED Talks also the one who inspired me on removing myself from social media. Now I'm almost a month away from it and guess what??? None of my friends even noticed. And only if we can tell all the users to atleast do this detox, we could all be happy. And that's an underrated fact these days.

How are we supposed to stop using our phones if you keep posting these amazing videos?

Does anyone else feel guilty for watching this video?

Thank you so much for this video! I’ve watched a decent amount of your videos and I have to say this is one of my favorites. I find myself often struggling with my time management a lot and I always just barely get things done. I struggle with waiting for the last minute to do school work or studying. UKposts for me has become almost an addiction and I mostly watch pointless videos. This video was really eye opening and seeing someone delete was extremely motivational. Thank you so much!

I‘d love to watch a follow up into this, how is it after 2 years? Have you came back to your old habits? Are you still trying to be out of social media? Thanks guys, your videos are awesome

Thomas: Uploads this YesTheory views for the next 30 days: 📉

3,5 hours per day ? pff those are rookie numbers

For me I just turned social media into a mailbox: deactivate notifications. I check it from time to time when I want, it doesn’t distract or interrupt me, feels a lot more natural & peaceful. Discovered this by accident by using the a social app where notifications don’t work (it’s a bug), but I found enjoying it a lot more that way! Happy accidents.

Such a great video - not just the message, but the honesty, storytelling, and editing!

So inspired I closed down youtube before the video ended.

YES THEORY VIDEO IDEAS: 1. Zero Waste Challenge 2. Hosting a Talent Show 3. Trying out one job on one day 4. “Art from scratch” = raalizing that we can find beauty in everything all around us 5. Behaving like a Tourist in your hometown and maybe even discovering new things from a new Perspective 6. Collaborations with other UKpostsrs (depending on what channel they have) - Make-up: Trying Drag? - Food: Eating something that you hated as a child - Travel: Race Time! Whoever arrives to a chose destination ANYWHERE on the planet wins ;) 7. Trying to make someone (a subscriber maybe?) famous 8. Get hired as an extra for a movie/show & fuck things up 😜 not in a bad way obviously 9. TED talk? 10. Live Tinder? Similar to Jubilee’s version or as seen on the late late show 11. Behave like you are a celebrity and look what happens 12. Try to become local legends lol. (as in, do something around your neighborhood/city that people will remember for a long time and will tell tales about) 13. Fly to one subscriber who will turn 18/21 and host their birthdayparty (fyi I’ll be turning 18 in August 😌) 14. Run for President 2020 ;)

I freaking love you guys, this has been the best thing for me in the last few years and especially now during COVID-19. 4 years ago I trashed my TV and now limited social media too has been a breath of fresh air 🙌

Your videos are really very inspiring and motivating enough for me to seek discomfort. Keep up the good work!

You guys should try a zero waste week next! :)

Next video “Getting rid of my friends for 2 months how it changed me”

I absolutely love how meaningful, real and good quality content this channel has. Love love love what you guys are doing ❤

He says you can become depressed. Well i got depressed by watching this video and then seeing how much time i use my phone a day. I have decided not to use social media in a month too! Thank u for your inspiration.

Make an app that challenges people daily to perform acts of kindness or things that are out of their comfort zone. The app could have a section for fears and insecurities and that could help personalise the experience of the app. Another idea for the app would be that it could arrange meet ups for fans and fan-organised events which push forward the ideals of spontaneity, kindess and seeking discomfort

I did it for a year and three months and you really learn to appreciate the world in a different way. It’s amazing

Wow, that explanation was really good and the fact that it's so obvious yet invisible has blown off my mind.

i was spending 7 hours a day. deleted social media’s a few months ago and my mental health has sky rocketed. i feel so happy and i feel like a kid again. best thing i have ever done. i used to go to sleep at like 3am and now 9:30 pm most nights. it might seem boring but i wake up at 6 and feel amazing doing more stuff than i would’ve ever in that space of the night. I really feel like deleting it played a huge role in my evolution as myself

Thomas: the problem is that we spend too much time on our phones Me: watching this video on the phone

I went 30 minutes without social media once it was crazy.

You are changing people's lives. Every single video I'm watching tears me up as I fully grasp the lack of seizing the moment in my own life.

Left social media on 21st July 2019 just there on UKposts since then for motivational videos like yours. Glad to see I’m not alone there’s many more who have quit it & are feeling better about it.

When that interview started, it made so much sense that half way through i left my phone and went for a run. No music, no posts, no stories just the sounds of nature. Was lit

Your voice narrating is the best

One of the most amazing things about social media is connecting to others around the world, but it also brings our social skills down sometimes if we replace interacting through a screen rather than real life with people around us.

Thomas you have a soothing voice tone. :) ❤❤ thank you for sharing !! I appreciate it.

I’m glad I wasn’t there to say my screentime

A phone lets connects you with people far away but.. It makes you disconnect from people the closest to you.

This makes me want to chuck my phone out the window and go travel the world (After quarantine lol)

deleted it LAST Night,, and VERY Grateful for this and hope to check back after 30 days. LOVE you ALL :))

For Samsung users: Settings > Battery > Battery Usage > Recent Battery Usage. And u'll find your daily phone usage there 🙌🙌

I'm going to do 30 days thanks to this. Let's go!

Can we just give props to yes theory for promoting a happier life for their viewers rather than what would give them the most revenue. Ie linking their social media

Amazing message. We're all addicted and we can be doing productive things with our time, creating, living, and connecting with others around us.

*I remember when these guys had like 70k subscribers*

In case if you missed the last video which was deleted! So this year things to come: Yes theory podcast Matt's ironman Yes theory book New show Next documentary Live event New apartment New yes theory HQ Next level editing 2 new members Sorry "yes theory" guy's but I love you so much❤

fantastic. this is amazing. I think we all know it deep down but this puts it all on the line. right in our vision. thank you

I saw this video 1 year ago and it inspired me to take the challenge. I did it for 30 days back then and it completely changed my life and the way I was thinking about myself,the important things around me. 1 year later,I still believe in spending less time on my phone,and every time I get back to using social media way to much,I'm setting a goal again. Thank you for this video

I'll start after this video. Thank you for the motivation!

This changed my life. I've been off of social media for 3 months now, I deleted my Snapchat, Instagram, and youtube. In this time my attention span has improved, I find it easier to talk to people, and I'm less stressed all the time. I used to not be able to read books or even focus on a single task at a time. I'd scroll through Instagram while watching Netflix at the same time, now I find my self reading for hours and staying more focused on tasks when I do them. I believe this is because I'm no longer being bombarded with notifications and checking my phone hundreds of times a day. I also find my self more engaged in conversations with people now that I don't open Instagram and start scrolling every time a conversation gets awkward, I was using my cell phone as a digital pacifier and it was unhealthy. The most important change is that I feel much happier now that I'm not wasting hours of my day and what will amount to years of my life maintaining useless social connections or browsing useless content. Thank you Yes Theory for changing my life and I strongly urge anyone who feels stuck or needs a change in life to try this out. It will change your life.

Watching this now. Thank you for making me more informed about the psychology! It makes total sense. Thank you Yes Theory

you are a true influencer. you've inspired me to delete all my social media apps. i have been feeling restless and it doesn't go away just by scrolling through Instagram and seeing the things I want to have and places I want to be. you are truly changing my life through your videos, truly speaking to my spirit. thank you, thomas.

Damn I average 9 hours and 30 mins a day or almost 67 hours a week wow I have no life

I didn't know UKposts was considered social media, I have a serious problem if that's the case 😂😂😂

Thank you for this video! Really inspired me to do that and improve my life and my productivity :)

After seeing this video it's the straw that broke the camels back. So I dont post to social media or have them setup to ping me with each new msg. (Thats annoying) But there is still information overload because i watch a lot of videos and read a lot on Facebook. So after seeing this video.. and for 3 days now ove ditched the information overload and have yet to go back to Facebook or much of youtube. I've also been meditating several times a day listening to waves crash on the beach noises. I plan to do this 30 days+. I'm 3 days in and I already feel better. I've been stressed and anxious since my failed IT business 2.5 years ago. I'm working out more and plan to start visiting friends more starting asap. So far so good! I'll come back and post the rest of my experience here when the 30 days are up. You guys rock!

THIS. IS. BRILLIANT. Been spreading this message around friends for years. Thank you for making it big. This is the good life.

Thanks for making me spend an extra 20 mins on my phone today

Love Cal, what a pleasant surprise! Deep Work, his previous book, is one of the most important books I’ve ever read.

Could we have a year check in to see how Thomas is doing? I often struggle with relapses no matter how well I do in the beginning so it would be nice to see Thomas' experience.

when i see the yes theory notifications, it makes my day so much better

Daaamn, they really deleted yesterday’s video, didn’t they? Respect ✊🏽

All of them shocked at being on their phones for 3 hours a day when I just check that I am at a average of 10 hours a day 😂🤦‍♀️

I watched this twice already and the second time i watched it, it hit me hard. Starting this monday, i’ll start my 30 days no social media. Hope i’ll make it and you too guys

Could u guys try doing a week (or longer) without waste??? HAPPY EARTH DAY!!!!!

I deleted my social media around 3 weeks ago and within that time I managed to get a job pick my grades up and hit the gym.

Very inspiring video. Social media really makes us expose to to much information and can cause us to compare ourselves to what we see online. I remember my self one day I was scrolling my IG and started feeling that my life is so boring and ordinary. I never felt like that before and then realized it is because what I see on other people IG. Seeing them going out have activities to do everyday make me start to compare my life to them. We all have remind ourselves that what we see online is not always what it really be and people have different lifestyle. Having a normal lifestyle is not a wrong thing and having a adventurous lifestyle is not a wrong thing either. It’s all depends on what you prefer most.

Yes! I've done the 1-month detox a few times now and every time my life improves a bit more. I find it really helps to only use social media on a desktop computer / laptop but never on a phone. Now if I use social media I ensure that the purpose of using it, is to organise real life interaction, or a little augmentation of the relationships I have with people in real life.

deleting social media for 30 days me: *open youtube and instagram through my computer*

ok, so now I'm going to go the rest of the summer with only being able to watch two youtube videos every day. I've gotten to the point where UKposts is taking up so much of my life that I feel like I haven't accomplished any goal and I've become really lazy. I believe there is good content like YesTheory, Ted Talks, and other channels that I don't want to cut out of my life because they make me a better person, so that is why I will still only watch a maximum of two videos a day. Thank you YesTheory for this motivation!

Honestly this inspired me so much! I will do this. Thank you

Thank you so much! This will be life changing!

I like how this video is about not going on social media when everybody is watching this on social media

In two months I'm taking my final exams and I need to study even more than I already am.. I kept thinking that I don't have enough time but then it came to me : I spend a ridiculous amount of time on my phone! But I couldn't give up social media..when you uploaded this video I decided to finally take action! Thanks for inspiring me!! I'm deleting all apps from my phone! See you in two months!! PS Don't upload any cool video, I don't want to miss your incredible content!! Jk

I'm going to try this right now, I wanted to do it for a lo g time because I felt like my body was begging me to stop using my phone so much. You inspired me to finally do it and I'm thankful for that. I'm sure I won't regret it at all. Thank you 💙

tried this before watching the video. Definitely mind opening. I ended up re-downloading. This video has inspired me to go back to deleting all social media, thankyou

My girlfriend convinced me to delete social media for a week and i did it I fotgot when i was allowed to use social media again and just kept going and now i havent used instagram for half a year and i think that its a rly important experience which everyone should make

Me: that’s so inspirational! Also me: goes back to Instagram immediately

Good for you Thomas !! Loved the surfing content !

you can surely tell how focused and present he became I felt the same, books and not rushing immediate responses from people on social media make you feel more calm and clear in thinking

That must have been fun running back to pick the camera back up lol😂😂😂

*posts on Instagram: day 14 without social media

Was just thinking about trying something like this with Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, & TikTok and only use UKposts for casual viewing for like an hour a day since I've learned a lot thru UKposts. This definitely seems like something more of us should be aware of and should try to do a couple days a month if that!

Yes! This is so good! I deleted my instagram and Facebook this year. I've been six moths without it and I am so excited to be more present in life. I quit alcohol, instagram, Facebook and I am moving into my van this year to travel and work in film and TV.

If i didn’t have social media, I wouldn’t be watching this video right now..

Yikes he thinks 4 hours a day is bad, you should see my screentime

Love! Super inspirational xx

I really really needed to see this. I truly believe this just changed my entire life