Jonathan Haidt

That's how we're wired, progress and, you know, in all ways.

And so right now there's this sense, and it's not just now, it's been for the past several years, after the pandemic specifically and during the pandemic is when it really changed how we started thinking about the future.

And so we have the sense of like, what's the point?

What's the point of working hard now?

What's the point of doing whatever?

Because it's like, I don't really see a future for myself.

And so I think that along with this fragmented attention, our loneliness, boredom might be the antidote.

It's a way to reset your brain.

And the reason is…

because we are living through this poly crisis, right?

So it's the era of the poly crisis.

And poly crisis simply means that there's something happening everywhere at all times.

And we, with our devices, this high-tech device that plugs us in everywhere,

Our brains are getting fed real-time, on-the-ground information.

And so while all of this has evolved, technology now with AI chatbots, your amygdala has not.

And so it feels like when something is happening, whether it's far away or close by, your amygdala has that same reaction.

Now, if you were to not engage in preventive bedtime procrastination, put your phone away and just kind of hang out.

Maybe drink a cup of herbal tea, like old school.

Play a board game or something.

You might, you know, or just allow yourself to get bored.