Tag: cognitive overload
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You open social media for five minutes. Half an hour later, you put your phone down. Nothing particularly bad happened. You didn’t argue with anyone. You didn’t read devastating news. You didn’t watch anything especially upsetting. And yet… You somehow feel worse than when you picked it up. More tired. More distracted. Less motivated. Mentally…
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Constant input and your brain are now almost impossible to separate. From the moment you wake up, information starts arriving. Messages. Emails. News. Notifications. Podcasts. Videos. Meetings. Music. Social media. Other people’s opinions. Even when you are not actively looking for information, something is usually trying to reach you. It can feel normal because almost…