TJ Walker argues that constant media input (e.g., podcasts) degrades one’s ability to think independently. He endorses listening to quality podcasts but strongly advises daily periods of silence or unplugged time—preferably hours—for reflection, walking, and thinking one’s own thoughts.
New research shows that if you listen to podcasts every second of the day, even this one, after a while it rots your brain away. You lose your ability to think your own thoughts. So yes, listen to quality podcasts. Please listen to this one. But you need to spend some time every day, preferably hours a day where nothing's going into your ears and eyes. Instead, you can think, reflect, go for a walk, have quiet, and think your own thoughts.
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