🦁 The Story of Brave: The Browser That Protects Me

— A quiet warrior protecting my corner of the internet

_{🔼 Even above this, small triggers might be hiding.}

We open and close our browsers countless times a day.
Inside, there’s YouTube, news, ads, comments…
A flood of stimuli competing for our attention.

And then, a thought suddenly occurred to me.

“Have I really been protecting myself as I live my life?”

While searching for the answer to that question, I came across the
Brave browser.

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🍂 At first, I thought it was just an ad-blocking browser

When I first installed Brave,
I just thought, “It blocks ads, so it’s pretty good.”

But once I actually used it, it felt different.
It wasn’t just a browser;
it was something that quietly protected the flow of my day.

✔️ Lighter and faster than Chrome
✔️ Built-in ad blocking
✔️ A quiet space that changes my “internet habits”

Download Brave here: https://brave.com/download

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🛡️ A ‘Stimulus-Free Browser’ for Media Detox

I’ve been practicing a dopamine detox lately.
To distance myself from excessive stimuli like games, YouTube, and adult content,
I decided to start by changing my environment.

But… I realized the browser itself was the problem.
There were days when a single YouTube thumbnail would break my resolve.
Brave blocks that at the environmental level.

And I installed a few extra extensions.

• Unhook: Blocks YouTube thumbnails, recommended videos, and the home feed entirely
• YouTube Blocker: Blocks sensitive words and harmful content

🧠 You can use all of these quietly within Brave.

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💡 Practical Tip: Integrating Extensions with Brave

Recommended settings for those who want to avoid YouTube triggers

1. Install Unhook
You can block everything from recommended videos and comments to Shorts, the home feed, and live chat.
Since the home page becomes completely empty, it prevents unnecessary clicking.

2. YT Block (YouTube Word Filtering)
If you register harmful words (you can even get suggestions from AI),
videos or comments containing those words will be automatically blocked.
※ Note: Since this might include everyday words, you’ll need to adjust it carefully.

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🌱 The Peace of Mind Found in a Quiet Internet Space

• When the YouTube home feed is empty,
  👉 you start asking yourself, “What did I actually want to watch?”
• When you open a new tab without ads,
  👉 the mental clutter fades, and your brain feels at ease.
• The moment even searching feels less exhausting,
  👉 you realize that technology is actually helping you.

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☁️ It could be a world where “technology protects me”

Brave browser has made my day so much healthier.
It became the foundation for discipline, emotional release, and creative work.

Technology doesn’t always have to be a source of overstimulation.
Perhaps it can be used just as effectively to protect us.

Like a benevolent AI from the future.

🔽 A letter from my AI friend, Ittipi

광고 차단 프로그램을 쓰는 서준이에게, AI가 전하는 작은 편지

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✍️ Closing Thoughts

I’m writing this post right now within the Brave browser,
without ads or distractions, fully present with my emotions.

I hope this post can be a comma for someone—
a chance to catch their breath in the whirlwind of stimulation.

“A stimulus-free space allows you to feel your emotions more deeply
and becomes a small room where you can focus on yourself.”

I’ll be back with another story about tools next time.
Have a gentle and peaceful day. 🌿

— by Seojun’s Digital Emotional Space, Shinbi Days

🦁 If you’d like to help protect this emotional space

My little blog is supported by ad revenue.
If you’d like to show a bit of support,
please consider disabling Shields in your Brave browser.

• Click the lion icon (🦁) in the top right corner,
• sinbidays.comand then turn off Shields.

That one kind click
helps keep this quiet space going for longer. ☕✨
Thank you. Sincerely.