A short informal dialogue (two speakers) arguing that passive internet scrolling—"doomscrolling"—narrows attention and can 'anesthetize' the mind. Speakers recommend replacing passive scrolling with active learning practices: spend at least an hour per day learning, make a list of nine topics to study, and use books, videos, and podcasts to open the mind and sustain lifelong learning.
Don't fritter away your Internet time on dumb nonsense. Do things where you're actually learning and learn for the rest of your life. Every day you should be spending at least an hour learning. Make a list of the nine things that you wish you knew more about and then go looking for information on it. Books and videos and podcasts. And it's a total adventure.
Right? Because it's the. It's the scrolling in and of itself that's keeping the aperture closed. You know, like, it's like you used to meet a friend at a restaurant. You know, before cell phones, you'd have to wait outside and just stand there. People watch.
Right? And your brain.
Could be open.
I know. And now it can'. And you all know, it's like, am I learning or anesthetizing?
You know?
You know, if I'm actually scrolling because I'm trying bored, or I'm scrolling because I was stressed and I'm actually trying to feel better, that's a problem.
