10 things to do instead of doomscrolling

Summary

This video explores how to break free from 'doom scrolling'—the addictive habit of endlessly consuming content on phones. The key approach is 'replacement over removal,' which involves replacing mindless consumption with intentional, rewarding activities. From engaging in research projects, using apps like Pinterest or ChronoPhoto, to adopting analog alternatives like physical notebooks or cameras, the video provides 10 practical ways to reclaim control. It emphasizes cultivating curiosity, avoiding sensationalism, and making productive choices that enhance well-being instead of feeding digital addiction.

Takeaways

• 😀 Focus on Replacement over Removal: Instead of completely removing unhealthy behaviors, replace them with healthier alternatives that provide similar benefits.
• 📚 Engage in Mindful Consumption: Set research goals when browsing online to turn mindless scrolling into intentional and productive learning.
• 📱 Hijack Muscle Memory: Replace harmful apps like Instagram or TikTok with educational apps like Wikipedia or bird-watching apps, turning compulsive unlocking into something beneficial.
• 🎨 Find Dopamine Hits in Healthier Ways: Replace content consumption that makes you feel self-conscious with platforms like Pinterest, which offer inspiration without comparison.
• 📝 Create an Anti-Chum Bucket List: Compile a list of quality content you want to consume and use it as a replacement when tempted to watch low-value content.
• 📸 Use Analog Alternatives: Replace core functions of your phone with analog equivalents like using a physical camera or notebook to minimize phone dependency.
• 🎧 Enter the Audiobook Vortex: Instead of getting lost in visual scrolling, pair audiobooks or podcasts with activities like cleaning or exercising to make distractions productive.
• 📰 Avoid Sensationalism: Opt for non-sensationalist news sources like Our World in Data for a more informed and less anxiety-inducing worldview.
• 📚 Embrace Lindy Media: Mix up modern content with timeless classics (books or movies) to reduce the obsession with cultural recency and stay grounded.
• 🛠️ Make Stuff: Combat passivity by actively creating—whether it's art, writing, or another creative pursuit—to find fulfillment beyond passive consumption.

Q & A

What is 'replacement over removal' in the context of addiction?

'Replacement over removal' is a strategy where instead of simply removing an addictive behavior (e.g., going to the pub and not drinking), a person replaces it with a different, engaging activity (e.g., going rock climbing). This approach helps avoid the mental strain of constantly thinking about what is being avoided, making the process of overcoming addiction easier.

How can giving yourself a research project reduce mindless phone use?

Instead of engaging in mindless consumption (scrolling without a goal), giving yourself a research project involves consuming content with a specific goal in mind. This way, you focus on mindful consumption, which allows you to feel more in control and engaged while using the internet productively.

What does 'compulsive unlocking' refer to, and how can it be managed?

'Compulsive unlocking' refers to the automatic habit of unlocking your phone and opening apps like Instagram or TikTok without thinking. It can be managed by replacing the apps that fuel this habit with ones that offer positive content, like Wikipedia or a bird-watching app. This interrupts the habitual loop and creates moments of clarity.

How can using Pinterest or Chrono Photo replace the dopamine hit from doomscrolling?

Pinterest provides the positive aspects of social media (creativity, inspiration) without the self-consciousness that comes from platforms like Instagram. Chrono Photo turns scrolling into a fun game by letting users guess the year of historical photos, providing a dopamine hit of discovery and learning rather than consuming endless, mind-numbing content.

What is 'anti-chum bucket' content, and how can it be used to avoid doomscrolling?

'Anti-chum bucket' content refers to a curated list of things that inspire or improve you, like quality shows, albums, or books. When you find yourself engaging with low-quality or mindless content, you can instead turn to this list and consume something that benefits you, turning negative habits into positive ones.

How can replacing core phone functions with analog equivalents help reduce phone dependency?

Replacing key functions of your phone, like the camera or music app, with physical alternatives such as film cameras or vinyl records, can reduce reliance on the phone. This approach allows you to enjoy the benefits of those functions without falling into the trap of using the phone for hours.

What is the value of pairing cleaning or hands-on activities with audiobooks to avoid doomscrolling?

By pairing a hands-on activity like cleaning with audiobooks or podcasts, you can still engage in a distraction (which may sometimes be necessary) while adding productivity. This method ensures that your day ends with a sense of accomplishment rather than feeling drained from passive consumption.

How can you avoid sensationalist news headlines while staying informed?

To avoid sensationalist headlines, you can choose sources that offer more thoughtful and slow journalism, such as Our World in Data or solutions-based journalism. These sources focus on deeper analysis without the clickbait packaging that causes anxiety or alarm.

What is a 'Lindy detox,' and how can it help reduce the bias toward recency in media consumption?

A 'Lindy detox' involves consuming content that has stood the test of time (e.g., classic books or films) rather than focusing on new or trending media. This reduces the cultural recency bias and shows that older content often has long-term relevance, offering a more stable, thoughtful form of media consumption.

How can creating things replace passive consumption as an alternative to doomscrolling?

Instead of passively consuming content, engaging in creative activities—whether it’s writing, drawing, or building something—offers a flow state that is more fulfilling. Active creation helps replace the easy but draining habit of doomscrolling with something more meaningful and productive.

Outlines

00:00

📱 Overcoming Content Addiction with Replacement Strategy

The speaker introduces the idea of replacing content addiction habits instead of removing them. They draw a parallel between addiction to alcohol and addiction to excessive phone use, explaining how removing the habit without replacing it leads to misery. Instead of removing phones from our lives, they suggest focusing on meaningful activities like rock climbing or other engaging projects. The video will explore strategies to replace doomscrolling with healthier alternatives.

05:02

🔍 Embrace Mindful Consumption through Research

The speaker suggests combating mindless content consumption by engaging in 'research projects.' Instead of scrolling aimlessly, viewers are encouraged to consume content with a purpose, such as exploring a specific topic. This intentional browsing leads to a sense of agency and helps users feel more in control of their internet usage. Even if the information gathered isn't immediately useful, the act of mindful consumption becomes a form of empowerment.

10:02

🤳 Rewire Compulsive Phone Use with Positive Apps

Compulsive phone unlocking is driven by muscle memory, often leading users to apps that harm rather than help. The speaker proposes a replacement strategy: replace addictive apps like Instagram with educational or hobby-based apps like Wikipedia or Merlin (a birdwatching app). By breaking the expected dopamine loop, users may feel momentary disappointment, but ultimately gain a moment of clarity and shift to healthier content.

🎨 Creative Apps: A Healthier Dopamine Hit

Doomscrolling gives people a dopamine hit from endless headlines and content, but it's harmful. As a replacement, the speaker recommends apps like Pinterest, which offers creativity and inspiration without the self-consciousness of traditional social media. Another suggested replacement is ChronoPhoto, a historical guessing game that turns curiosity into a fun learning experience. Both apps provide dopamine boosts but with the added benefit of learning or creativity.

📵 Digital Detox and Environmental Control

Our digital environment is designed to be addictive, with apps exploiting human psychology to keep us hooked. The speaker mentions techniques like turning your phone to grayscale, using browser extensions like Newsfeed Eradicator, and disabling attention-grabbing features on platforms like YouTube. These environmental changes help reduce the temptation of clickbait and sensationalist content, giving users more control over their screen time.

📝 Create a Curated ‘Anti-Chum’ Content List

Instead of falling into the 'chum bucket' of mindless content, the speaker advises making a curated list of valuable content you truly want to consume. This list should include inspiring, educational, or enjoyable media that aligns with your personal goals. When tempted by low-quality content, this list acts as a trigger to switch to meaningful alternatives, like watching an episode of a classic TV show or listening to a full album.

📷 Swap Digital for Analog to Break Phone Dependency

The speaker points out that phone dependency often leads from good use (like taking a photo) to bad use (doomscrolling). To replace this dependency, they recommend using analog alternatives for core functions, like a physical camera instead of the phone's camera or a notebook instead of a digital notes app. This analog switch helps break the automatic loop of bad phone use while still fulfilling the need for those tasks.

📚 Replace Scrolling with Productive Distractions

While distractions can be comforting during tough times, they often spiral into hours of unproductive doomscrolling. The speaker suggests replacing visual distractions with audio ones, such as audiobooks or podcasts, paired with a hands-on activity like cleaning or exercising. This approach keeps the mind engaged while allowing for progress in other areas, turning distractions into productive habits.

🌍 Learn Without Sensationalism

News often manipulates users through sensationalist headlines that provoke anxiety. The speaker suggests replacing sensationalist content with more thoughtful, slow journalism and informative sources like 'Our World in Data.' These sources provide deeper insights without the fear-mongering often found in traditional news outlets, allowing users to stay informed without feeling overwhelmed by negativity.

📖 A Lindy Detox: Mixing Old with New Media

To overcome the bias for constantly consuming new media, the speaker introduces the concept of a 'Lindy detox.' This involves mixing modern content with timeless works that have stood the test of time, like classic books or movies. By engaging with older, enduring media, users can overcome the cultural tendency to prioritize the new, and instead connect with works that offer lasting value.

🎨 Be a Creator, Not Just a Consumer

The final recommendation for replacing doomscrolling is to create rather than consume. The speaker emphasizes the joy and fulfillment that come from making things—whether it’s art, writing, or other creative activities. By shifting from passive consumption to active creation, users can avoid the mental burnout of constant scrolling and instead experience the therapeutic benefits of being in a flow state.

Keywords

💡Doomscrolling

Doomscrolling refers to the habit of continuously scrolling through negative or alarming content on social media or news platforms, often resulting in anxiety or distress. In the video, the creator explores the addictive nature of this behavior and provides alternatives to break away from it, offering suggestions for replacing this habit with healthier ones.

💡Replacement over Removal

Replacement over removal is a key concept introduced in the video, which emphasizes replacing addictive behaviors with healthier alternatives rather than just trying to eliminate them. The creator explains how, instead of just locking away your phone to avoid social media, you could use apps like Wikipedia or a bird-watching app to engage in more meaningful activities.

💡Compulsive Unlocking

Compulsive unlocking refers to the habitual act of unlocking one's phone without thinking, often to check social media or other apps. The creator discusses how this muscle memory can be 'hijacked' by replacing negative apps like Instagram with more beneficial ones, such as educational or hobby-related apps, to disrupt the addiction loop.

💡Dopamine Hit

A dopamine hit is the release of dopamine in the brain, providing a feeling of pleasure or reward. This concept is used to explain why people become addicted to endless scrolling, as social media platforms exploit this reward system. The creator suggests finding healthier ways to get that dopamine hit, like using Pinterest or playing educational games like Chronophoto.

💡Digital Environment Manipulation

Digital environment manipulation refers to the deliberate design of social media and apps to keep users engaged for as long as possible by exploiting psychological vulnerabilities. The video discusses how features like endless scrolling and social validation feedback loops are used to maximize time spent on platforms, and offers tips to reduce this influence, such as using grayscale screens or app blockers.

💡Chum Bucket List

The chum bucket list is a metaphor used in the video to describe low-quality, mindless content that people often consume on the internet. The creator suggests making an anti-chum bucket list filled with meaningful content you’d prefer to consume, so that whenever you’re tempted to engage with garbage content, you have an intentional list to turn to.

💡Analog Replacements

Analog replacements refer to replacing digital functions of your phone with physical alternatives. The video encourages users to reduce their dependency on phones by using physical objects, like switching from the phone’s camera to a physical camera, or using vinyl records instead of streaming music, as a way to avoid being sucked back into the digital vortex.

💡Comfort in the Vortex

Comfort in the vortex refers to the way people use endless streams of content as a way to cope with discomfort or emotional distress. The creator acknowledges that distractions can sometimes be beneficial, but recommends pairing passive consumption, like listening to audiobooks, with productive tasks, such as cleaning, to make the experience more positive and intentional.

💡Sensationalist Headlines

Sensationalist headlines are exaggerated or overly dramatic titles used by news and content creators to grab attention and encourage clicks. The video highlights how such headlines contribute to doomscrolling by creating anxiety and alarm. The creator recommends turning to more balanced sources like 'Our World in Data' and solutions-based journalism to stay informed without the panic.

💡Lindy Detox

Lindy detox is a term the creator uses to describe a break from modern, fleeting content in favor of consuming 'Lindy' content, or media that has stood the test of time. Drawing on the Lindy effect, which suggests that the longer something has been relevant, the longer it will remain so, the video encourages mixing new content with classic books, films, or texts to counterbalance cultural recency bias.

Highlights

Content addiction is a growing problem, and the key to overcoming it is replacing negative habits with more positive ones.

One lesson from sobriety is the importance of 'replacement over removal' when changing a habit.

Mindful consumption: Replace mindless phone scrolling with a research project or intentional consumption of content.

Hijack compulsive phone unlocking by replacing addictive apps with more educational or productive ones, like Wikipedia or a bird-watching app.

Pinterest can be a replacement for social media; it provides dopamine hits without the self-consciousness or social comparison of apps like Instagram.

Chrono photo (a game) turns phone usage into a learning experience by encouraging curiosity about history while delivering dopamine rewards.

Our digital environments are designed to be addictive. Understanding these manipulations can help users break the habit.

Implement tools like grayscale or browser extensions that reduce the lure of attention-grabbing digital designs, such as clickbait thumbnails.

Create an 'anti-chum bucket list' where users consume pre-selected quality content rather than falling into mindless scrolling.

Replace core functions of your phone, like the camera or music player, with analog equivalents like a physical camera or vinyl records.

If you need distraction, switch from visual content to audio content like audiobooks or podcasts, and pair it with a productive activity like cleaning or exercise.

Doom scrolling often provides an illusion of being informed. Replace sensationalist news sources with more in-depth, solutions-based journalism.

Combat cultural recency bias by mixing modern media consumption with 'Lindy' content — books, movies, and media that have stood the test of time.

Instead of consuming content passively, focus on creating things, which can lead to flow states and a greater sense of accomplishment.

Acknowledging that passive content consumption is easier than active creation, but making hard choices today can lead to easier and more fulfilling experiences in the future.

Transcripts

hello let's talk about 10 things to do

instead of Doom scrawling that was cool

Doom scrolling brain ride being

extremely online Internet poisoning swap

nothing content journalism 12 hours of

screen time whatever you want to call it

it's hard to deny just how many of us

have been gradually lured into content

Addiction in this video what we can do

to fight it to get our lives back based

on a key lesson that helped me beat a

different kind of

addiction so used to be addicted to

drugs and alcohol not anymore yay stop

it anyway one of the key lessons that I

learned about sobriety is this idea of

replacement over removal so let's say

you drink a lot of alcohol and you want

to stop if you just focus on removing

that alcohol from your life and not

actually changing your life around it

what this might mean is you going to the

pub sitting there with your drinking

buddies and just not drinking and that

is going to be miserable and incredibly

hard all you are going to do is think

about how good a beer would be and how

much you don't have one that's removal

replacement on the other hand says well

what if instead of going to the pub and

not drinking a beer you go rock climbing

and not even think about beer that's

replacement baby and that is what I want

to do for this list I want to take a

reason as to why we consume so much in

our phones how it looks and then what we

can do to replace instead of remove this

so keep getting the hit somewhere else

one give yourself a research project why

so we don't default to Mindless

consumption mindless consumption as a

default so what this looks like is

scrolling with no goal just basically

being like I will go on my phone now and

not having an intention to remove this

would be like putting your phone in a

lock box which does work admittedly but

if we are trying to I don't know go for

replacement here what this would look

like is strolling with a goal instead of

mind less consumption it's mind full

consumption which I Define as a research

project mindset so you know when people

research stuff they have a goal they're

like all right I want to find out

everything that I can about those I

don't know alien mummies in NASCAR Peru

right now when you go to consume content

you have an intention you want to find

out information about something

specifically if you want to take it to

the next level you might even want to

compile notes gather your research and

you might never need this information

but that's not the point the point is to

feel agency you are using the internet

instead of the internet using you two

take advantage of compulsive unlocking

compulsive unlocking the thumbs do it

not us you know just go and then muscle

memories already on like one of these

bad UPS you got Instagram Tik Tok Reddit

this one and then your brain just starts

melting so here remove would again just

look like not using it which can be

really really tricky so replacement is

hijacking the muscle memory and

repositioning apps that will do you good

in place of the apps that will do you

bad so if your thumb keeps going to

Instagram now it's going to go to

Wikipedia or Merlin a bird watching app

and what I like about this is there's

kind of like a disappointment that you

feel when you're like oh this isn't

candy this is information and then you

feel a second disappointment not in the

situation but in yourself for being

disappointed because you're like oh oh I

have been lured into content addiction

damn it but yeah what we're trying to do

here is interrupt the compulsion Loop so

by not giving yourself the reward that

you're unconsciously expecting you get

this Moment of clarity at best you're

like oh I don't want to do this anyway

and at worst you end up using an app

that makes you hopefully better yeah

three Pinterest and Chrono photo why the

big old dopamine H so the way that Doom

scrolling and brain rot does this is by

serving us headlines and endless content

how terrifying is the endless scroll it

just doesn't stop that is an incredibly

predatory design feature I do not like

it it's weird anyway the way that we're

going to replace and not remove this

isn't by simply taking away the phone it

is by finding that big old dopamine hit

from something that doesn't come with so

much baggage yeah dude so take Pinterest

right Pinterest for me is social media

without the self-consciousness because

what I do like about social media is

seeing inspiring stuff I like seeing

creativity I like seeing art I like

seeing other people's Talent right but I

hate thinking about myself because that

really interrupts the process and if I

have an account on something like

Instagram then it's like everything that

I see I'm going to be having this second

thought where I'm like you should do

that why aren't you doing that you suck

it's just pointless Pinterest however I

can just look at the art it's good and I

still got that dop me hit of Discovery

if you prefer the big old dopam mean hit

of information uh may I suggest Chrono

photo holy moly dude I love this game so

much so basically it's like geoguesser

but for historical photos you get served

a photo that was taken anytime between

1900 and now and you have to guess the

year that it was taken but but here's

the thing so I got real into this game

and what I found is that all of my

complacency from using my phone turned

into curiosity all because I wanted to

get a higher score so I was like all

right when were those hats in fashion

what year did the horse become a car

what year was this dress in voke and in

the pursuit of a score you still get

your big dopamine hit but you also end

up learning about history and feeling

connected to the past and just becoming

I don't know just a whole lot more

fascinated by things or at least that's

how I felt massively recommend man all

righty next one four

undoomed by our digital environment news

flash did you know that all this stuff

is designed to addict what in the words

of Facebook's first president Sean

Parker it's a social validation feedback

loop how do we consume as much of your

time and conscious attention as possible

and that means that we need to sort of

give you a little dopamine hit every

once in a while it's exactly the kind of

thing that a that a hacker like myself

would come up with because you're

exploiting

vulnerability in in human psychology and

I just I I think that we understood this

consciously and we did it anyway God

only knows what it's doing to to our

children's brains that's conning so when

it comes to the manipulation of our

digital environment one thing that we

can do instead of Doom scrolling is to

phone you can do things like grayscale d

Google if you want to go hardcore

Newsfeed eradicators a cool extension

and this one which came from a comment

on my most recent video D Arrow

basically what it does is on YouTube it

gets rid of the arrows the big red

arrows essentially it turns things that

look like clickbait into just normal

videos with normal titles here's a fun

example H yeah five create an anti- Chum

Bucket List this is about putting the

stuff that you actually want to consume

in a list and then associating garbage

content as a trigger to open that list

the next reason why we Doom scroll or

just use our phones incessantly is that

brain rot syrup is tastier than brain

nutrients you know it's like high

calorie content it's like ah yummy yummy

sugar sugar and then you just feel

terrible for like ages so when I find

myself watching just the worst content

here we have some reaction content

someone's doing one of those ones uh I

like to ask myself this question would I

respect someone who consumes this

invariably the answer is no God no God

no not at all so why am I doing it so

with that Loop interrupted we can start

to focus on replacement what we can do

instead of Doom scrolling is firstly

compile a list of things that we think

will either Inspire or improve us and

second when we are kind of ke for like

you know some mindless time on our phone

instead of just going straight to the

freaking chum bucket of content you go

to that list and you actually watch

something that you have pre-selected for

yourself to watch on mine I got a couple

episodes of The Twilight Zone I got a

hypnosis just want to give it a shot a

couple of albums I just want to listen

to as albums and then a few books I

guess think of it as a a watch later

list that you will try use terrible

content as a trigger to consume when

you're like ah I can do better than this

six replace a core function of your

phone with its analog equivalent next

one why are we Doom scroll good old

fashioned phone dependency we need it h

this one I find pretty annoying cuz it's

like yeah you might be using your phone

for good you know you are just taking a

photo of your dog and then before you

know it you are using your phone for bad

you now on the X app watching people

argue about

honestly nothing anyway so phone

dependency can go from good use to bad

use real quick and we Doom scroll

without even realizing it in terms of

replacement this is kind of a fun one

and the others are not fun but basically

it's about replacing a core function of

your phone with its analog equivalent so

instead of the camera app getting a

physical camera I've been having a lot

of fun with film cameras lately which is

probably from Chrono photo instead of

Music getting vinyl or instead of the

notes app using a physical notebook but

basically just acknowledging that these

are good functions but that you don't

need your phone for them there is a bit

of a physical media resurgence let me

know if you want a video on that cuz I

very much like it seven if you're going

to enter the vortex make it a cleaning

and audiobook Vortex number seven why we

Doom scroll there is comfort in the

vortex if you are having a terrible day

then having like an endless stream of

content right here centimeters from your

face is at the very least going to take

your mind off it so you start and then

next minute you've got 4 hours in the

Tik Tok stuper or because brain is sad H

this is a tricky one so replacement not

removal for this one I think

the distraction is actually good

sometimes what I think is not good in

this equation is the lack of

intentionality and the visual aspect

check this out what we can do instead of

this is Ditch the visual part of it and

instead keep the distraction but only in

audio form and pair it with doing

something Hands-On basically like

audiobooks and drawing podcast and

running lecture and cleaning but

essentially what we're doing is

acknowledging the bad mode and that

distraction sometimes is necessary but

we are also adding some sort of progress

to that so at the end of the for

distraction Vortex your day hasn't

gotten worse no your house has actually

gotten cleaner but you've been to the

gym life's not terrible hopefully eighty

learn about the world without

sensationalist headlines all right the

next reason why we do it this is like

classic dream scrolling for an informed

world view sometimes sometimes it's

informed uh you know you see these

headlines they like we're all going to

die uh that's alarming oh man sorry I'm

looking for my phone cuz I saw this one

there was like open AI Insider estimates

70% chance that AI will destroy destroy

or catastrophically harm Humanity the

world isn't ready and we aren't ready so

with journalism you got an article or a

video or whatever it happens to be and

then you have the way it's packaged the

headline and these are two different

things often done by two different

people or at least the same person in

two very different mindsets one of them

is what they actually want to say and

the other one is them responding to a

system where hold on know clickr rate is

basically the only hope of commercial

viability so they have to get your

attention and I know that if I'm looking

for something on a News website I will

still take in every sensationalist

headline and surprise surprise it makes

me feel alarmed of course it does we're

all going to die remember for the

informed worldview the replacement not

removal is about opting for sources that

aren't playing the alarm game here I've

got our world in data I really like that

website you can get lost there for hours

and while I'm at it check out Hannah

Richie's work she's one of the writers

there she wrote not the end of the world

it's a great read uh will leave you more

optimistic about things than I think the

news will and also slow journalism or

Solutions based journalism where people

take time and really try and understand

things from a point of view that

empowers you and informs you instead of

just turning you into a passive audience

for clicks nine give yourself a Lindy

detox of course the word slow might be a

bit of a hiccup and that is because of

our cultural reeny bias another reason

that we like to consume so much Doom man

because it's all happening right now

this reeny bias we can see it literally

in the word news it's new the sort of

undertone that by consuming today's

stories you are staying informed and the

weird importance that things get when

they feel urgent you know posted 5

minutes ago so in order to overcome this

what we can do instead of J

scrolling is subvert it mix up the news

with some olds so tangibly what I

recommend doing here is giving yourself

a bit of a Lindy diet Lindy detox what's

that Campbell I'll tell you so Matthew

Lindy was this social scientist who

noticed that with pieces of media

however long they had been around

relevant in the cultural Zeitgeist was

usually a pretty good measure of how

long they would stick around so for

example if you look at an old text I

don't know like Dante's Divine Comedy

that's been around for 700 plus years

according to Matthew Lindy it will at

least be around for 700 more because it

has stood the the test of time compare

this to a video that my friend sent me

of this kid aing himself on a scooter if

it was posted yesterday and it's been

relevant for the entire day we can at

least predict it'll be relevant for 24

more hours probably so when it comes to

Lindy things it's like Lindy books books

that have stood the test of time Lindy

movies are movies that have done the

same thing and I find it's a really good

way to get over your cultural recency

bias cuz it's like I've been watching a

lot of old movies and reading a lot of

old books lately and damn the thing that

keeps hitting me is how similar we all

are I'm like oh man I don't know maybe

I've got this like belief that modern

people respond to things differently

emotionally no not at all it's all the

same 10 make stuff and finally why we

Doom scroll because being passive is

easy and active is hard and generally we

want to conserve energy so we pick the

easy option here we have this person

when it comes to all this stuff just

consuming yeah here comes the content

airplane of course in the beautiful

words of Jersey Gregor easy choic is

hard life hard choic is easy life when

we take an easy option it often makes

the future a bit harder and when we do

take the hard option it'll make the

future a bit easier so our final thing

to do instead of Doom scrolling instead

of consume stuff is to make stuff oh man

yeah get in that flow state it is so

therapeutic and you can just I don't

know have a much better time than

whatever this is blue light brain rot

and I don't know bombs anyway that's the

list hope you enjoyed it if you have an

interest in Doom scrolling specifically

like the actual doom and new and check

out this video that I made last year

otherwise try one of these things and I

don't know have a beautiful day catch

you