Emma Chamberlain

You know, I knew I was using my resting time incorrectly, but I just did not have it in me.

I didn't have the self-control to do anything else.

It's sort of a paradox.

In order to rest effectively, you actually do need to have a little bit of energy left in the tank.

Because to rest effectively, you do have to use a little discipline not to do things that are bad for you, not to just melt away into toxic distractions.

Like brain rotting on YouTube shorts does bad things to my brain.

But it's the easiest option.

It's the lowest hanging fruit.

And it's a phenomenal distraction.

My brain literally completely shuts off when I'm watching YouTube shorts.

It's basically like watching TikTok.

It's just the algorithm's a little bit less toxic.

It's short form content.

It's filling your brain with so much noise that you can't feel a thing.

It's great.

It's absolutely numbing.

It's wonderful for the time being.

But it actually isn't good long term.

You know, long term, it numbs you to your thoughts and feelings and emotions.

It puts your brain in an anxious, overactive state.