Brianna Gomez

I knew that if I opened it, I probably would be scrolling.

And yet, I opened the app anyway.

And it's so crazy because I never even let myself open the app, right?

Like if I was like, oh, I'm in full control.

I don't need it.

Why would I open the app?

And I just did it.

My finger just pressed the button and next thing I know, hours have passed.

It's 1.30 a.m.

I have work the next morning and I'm exhausted.

And I think that just goes to show that even when we know we shouldn't be doing something, if our brain is used to it, it will execute the function.

So that's why it's so important that we are going to dig deep today and figure out what is it?

With our brains now, what has happened in result of our phones, in result of the world that we live in, where we have lost our own way of thinking, where we have lost self-control over our bodies, over our habits, over our screens, over something that was meant to be a tool that we are now a slave of.

It's quite literally ridiculous, so I have a lot to talk about today.

I'm gonna start by sharing this quote by Katherine Price's book, The Power of Fun, and it just sticks out to me so much.

Just as it's possible to build up tolerance to a drug, the more accustomed your brain gets to receiving these regular hits from your devices, the more dopamine it will take to satisfy these cravings, and the more dependent on your devices you'll become.

Formally enjoyable activities like listening to music or hanging out with a friend feel less stimulating and satisfying than the rapid-fire jolts of fake fun that you get from checking social media again.

David Greenfield said this is one of the worst parts of tech addiction.

It dulls reality.

We are living in a dulled reality because of this tool that we think enhances it.