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• Have you ever finished watching a ton of videos and your head just feels static?
• Like TV noise?
• You try to read a book,
• but you can't focus.
• You can't remember what you did all day.
• You feel blah.
• That feeling most people call it brain rot.
• But what if I told you it's not your fault and that there's a simple way to clean up the static and feel sharp again?
• Stick around.
• This is the simplest guide to fighting back.
• So what is brain rot?
• It's about your brain's favorite thing.
• Rewards short videos,
• quick likes,
• endless scrolling.
• They give your brain a super fast.
• Super easy rewards a little shot of Ding.
• Good job called dopamine.
• Your brain gets used to these quick rewards,
• so when something slow and good for it comes along,
• like a book,
• a documentary or learning a new skill,
• it gets bored.
• It's like giving a kid candy and then expecting them to eat broccoli.
• The good news?
• Your brain is like a muscle,
• we can train it the self education solution the three simple steps fighting brain rot isn't about throwing your phone away that it's about balance.
• Here's a simple three step plan step one,
• the content audit for one day.
• Just notice.
• Don't judge yourself.
• Just be aware how much of your screen time is passive and how much is active.
• Awareness is step one,
• step two,
• the one t one rule.
• This rule is magic.
• For every 20 minutes of passive entertainment,
• you match it with 20 minutes of active learning.
• Notice I didn't say replace.
• I said match.
• This is about adding good stuff,
• not just taking away the bad stuff.
• What's one thing you've always wanted to learn?
• Tell me in the comments.
• Maybe it'll be your first 20 minutes of active learning.
• Your 20 minutes of active learning can be a documentary on Netflix,
• a long Youtube video that teaches you something,
• listening to a podcast about history or science,
• actually reading articles instead of just headlines,
• you are choosing to learn.
• That's the key.
• Step three,
• create,
• don't just consume.
• This is how you make it stick.
• After you learn something,
• try to create something tiny.
• It doesn't have to be good.
• Just take a note,
• sketch something,
• explain it to a friend.
• This tells your brain the information is important.
• This is the ultimate brain rot medicine.
• Your challenge?
• I want you to try the one to one rule for just the next three days.
• Start small.
• If you have to 10 minutes of fun,
• then 10 minutes of learning.
• Fighting brain rut isn't about being perfect,
• that it's about being a little bit better than you were yesterday.
• It's about taking back control of your most powerful tool,
• your mind.
• Hey,
• have you ever finished watching a ton of videos and your head just feels static?
• Like TV noise?
• You try to read a book,
• but you can't focus.
• You can't remember what you did all day.
• You feel blah.
• That feeling most people call it brain rot.
• But what if I told you it's not your fault and that there's a simpl way to clean up the static and feel sharp again?
• Stick around.
• This is the simplest guide to fighting back.
• So what is brain rot?
• It's about your brain's favorite thing,
• rewards.
• Short videos,
• quick likes,
• endless scrolling.
• They give your brain a super fast,
• super easy reward,
• a little shot of Ding.
• Good job called dopamine.
• Your brain gets used to these quick rewards.
• So when something slow and good for it comes along,
• like a book,
• a documentary,
• or learning a new skill,
• it gets bored.
• It's like giving a kid candy and then expecting them to eat broccoli.
• The good news?
• Your brain is like a muscle,
• we can train it.
• The self education solution the three simple steps fighting brain rot isn't about throwing your phone away that it's about balance.
• Here's a simple three step plan step one the content audit for one day.
• Just notice don't judge yourself.
• Just be aware how much of your screen time is passive and how much is active.
• Awareness is step one,
• step two the one t zero one rule.
• This rule is magic.
• For every 20 minutes of passive entertainment,
• you match it with 20 minutes of active learning.
• Notice I didn't say replace,
• I said match.
• This is about adding good stuff,
• not just taking away the bad stuff.
• What's one thing you've always wanted to learn?
• Tell me in the comments.
• Maybe it'll be your first 20 minutes of active learning.
• Your 20 minutes of active learning can be a documentary on Netflix,
• a long Youtube video that teaches you something listening to a podcast about history or science.
• Actually,
• reading articles instead of just headlines,
• you are choosing to learn.
• That's the key.
• Step three,
• create,
• don't just consume.
• This is how you make it stick.
• After you learn something,
• try to create something tiny.
• It doesn't have to be good.
• Just take a note,
• sketch something,
• explain it to a friend.
• This tells your brain the information is important.
• This is the ultimate brain rot medicine.
• Your challenge?
• I want you to try the one to one rule for just the next three days.
• Start small.
• If you have to 10 minutes of fun,
• then 10 minutes of learning fighting brain rut isn't about being perfect,
• that it's about being a little bit better than you were yesterday.
• It's about taking back control of your most powerful tool,
• your mind.