You used to be able to read books.

Now you can’t finish a two-sentence caption.

In 2000, our attention span was 12 seconds. By 2013? Just 8.

It’s probably even worse now.

Here’s what happened — and how to fix it: Look around next time you're in public. Everyone is hunched over, scrolling mindlessly.

The average person spends 6+ hours daily consuming content and checks their phone 150 times - every 6 minutes.

That's 2,617 taps, touches, or scrolls per day.

Every child builds invisible armor.

By adulthood, this protection can become poison.

Almost 40% of adults carry these childhood wounds without knowing.

Here's how to recognize and heal them: The human brain is remarkable at protecting itself.

When we experience trauma as children, our minds build protective walls.

These invisible barriers shield us from pain, fear, and rejection.

But there's a devastating cost that most don't realize...

The world's most successful people have been keeping this secret:

They know social media is designed to addict you.

Meanwhile, their own kids aren't allowed near screens.

Here's how tech CEOs protect their attention (while we scroll our lives away): Think your social media habit is harmless?

Brain scans reveal heavy social media users resemble those of drug addicts.

The more you scroll, the harder it becomes to focus on anything else.

But here's what Silicon Valley insiders know:

The average person spends 4+ hours on phone daily.

I cut that down to just 1 hour.

And not just through willpower or discipline.

Here's the framework that transformed my relationship with technology: First, let's address the elephant in the room:

People spend hours glued to their screens daily.

It's basically a full-time job of staring at pixels.

But here's what nobody talks about...

He deleted almost every app from his phone.

Then he wrote 4 bestsellers in 9 years.

Cal Newport's controversial take: Your phone is making you mediocre.

His science-backed system for getting your brain back: The average person spends a whopping 4 hours and 30 minutes on their phone daily.

And that figure is still growing...

That's nearly 50 days per year staring at a small screen.

A study from the Journal of the Association for Consumer Research revealed something crucial:

Most of us aren’t really listening.

We’re just waiting for our turn to talk.

One of the greatest gifts you can give someone?

Truly listen, and make them feel heard.

Here's are 7 powerful ways to do it (#3 is key)): 🧵👇 The most magnetic people—the ones who make you feel seen, understood, and valued—aren’t the best talkers.

They’re the best listeners.

Oprah doesn’t interrupt. Joe Rogan lets guests talk. Top salespeople, negotiators, and leaders?

They listen more than they speak:

In 2024, they declared phone addiction a national health crisis.

57% of Americans report addiction to their devices.

So Dr. Andrew Huberman used his 20+ years of research to help people break this destructive habit.

Here's his guide to rewire your brain:
Every notification disrupts your brain's reward system.

Not just temporarily.

Studies show smartphone addiction activates the same brain areas as drug addiction.

Research reveals decreased dopamine receptor availability in addicted brains.

But here's what's really concerning:

These two men exposed a fundamental flaw in modern medicine:

• Bryan Johnson spends $2M/year on a strict vegan diet
• Paul Saladino eats steak and organ meat 3x a day

Yet both have "perfect bloodwork"...

Here's the 2,000-year-old secret that may explain the paradox: Let's take a closer look:

Both have shared their bloodwork publicly.

The debate is being framed as "one or the other".

A "one-size-fits-all" approach.

But, this is missing something very important.

Your phone steals your time, attention, and energy.

The average person spends 5-6 hours scrolling per day—that’s 20 years of your life. 

But, it doesn’t have to be that way.

These 6 tips can change your life (#3 is key): 1. Switch your phone to grayscale

It really works. Studies have shown this makes your phone much less addicting.

Pro tip: use shortcuts to turn on grayscale at sunset every evening.

These two men exposed a fundamental flaw in modern medicine:

• Bryan Johnson spends $2M/year on a strict vegan diet
• Paul Saladino eats steak and organ meat 3x a day

Yet both have perfect health...

Here's the 2,000-year-old secret that explains the paradox: Let's take a closer look:

@bryan_johnson follows a strict vegan diet with 111 daily supplements.

@paulsaladinomd eats meat for every meal.

Yet both are thriving...

How is that possible?

In 2017, Facebook's first president confessed something terrifying:

He admitted to using psychology to make our kids addicted to Facebook.

"God only knows what it's doing to our children's brains."

Here's what made him finally come clean: Before Facebook, Parker founded Napster at 19 - the file-sharing platform that disrupted the music industry.

His genius caught Zuckerberg's attention.

In 2004, he became Facebook's first president and architected its early growth strategy.

In 2017, he made a public confession about the dark side of his work...

"Brain Rot" just won Oxford Dictionary's 2024 Word of the Year.

Not because it's trendy.

But because it's happening to more people every day.

Here's what experts say is the leading cause of this new epidemic.

(Hint: It's more common than you think): We're living through an unprecedented experiment:

Our brains are processing more information than ever before.

But it's not just the quantity that's the problem.

We've been infected with low-quality content...