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Jonathan Haidt

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The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Brain Rot Emergency: These Internal Documents Prove They’re Controlling You!

All of that changes when you engage in that infinite scroll.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Brain Rot Emergency: These Internal Documents Prove They’re Controlling You!

And to add to that, you know, from the medical perspective, you're shortening this attention span.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Brain Rot Emergency: These Internal Documents Prove They’re Controlling You!

And what happens over time is so, like Jonathan said, right, you're not sleeping as well because you are engaged with your device.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Brain Rot Emergency: These Internal Documents Prove They’re Controlling You!

We know that 80% of people are checking their phones within minutes of waking up.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Brain Rot Emergency: These Internal Documents Prove They’re Controlling You!

We have something called revenge bedtime procrastination, this concept of, you know, at the end of the day, you're fatigued, you've had a long day, you've had no me time, and you want to get to bed early.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Brain Rot Emergency: These Internal Documents Prove They’re Controlling You!

We all know, by the way, what the data is, that

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Brain Rot Emergency: These Internal Documents Prove They’re Controlling You!

We've been taught since we were little kids, right?

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Brain Rot Emergency: These Internal Documents Prove They’re Controlling You!

Bedtime, sleep is important.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Brain Rot Emergency: These Internal Documents Prove They’re Controlling You!

It's good for your body.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Brain Rot Emergency: These Internal Documents Prove They’re Controlling You!

It's good for your brain.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Brain Rot Emergency: These Internal Documents Prove They’re Controlling You!

And we might have all the knowledge in the world, but in terms of action, there's a wide gap between knowledge and information and action.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Brain Rot Emergency: These Internal Documents Prove They’re Controlling You!

And so revenge, bedtime, procrastination is kind of an offshoot.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Brain Rot Emergency: These Internal Documents Prove They’re Controlling You!

So what happens?

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Brain Rot Emergency: These Internal Documents Prove They’re Controlling You!

So you have that –

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Brain Rot Emergency: These Internal Documents Prove They’re Controlling You!

decreased attention.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Brain Rot Emergency: These Internal Documents Prove They’re Controlling You!

You have that irritability, hypervigilance.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Brain Rot Emergency: These Internal Documents Prove They’re Controlling You!

And so at night, at the end of the day, it's 9 p.m.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Brain Rot Emergency: These Internal Documents Prove They’re Controlling You!

You finally, you know, if you're a parent, your kids are asleep, your kitchen is clean.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Brain Rot Emergency: These Internal Documents Prove They’re Controlling You!

Maybe you finish your entrepreneurial day and you finally sit down with Melanie on the couch and you're like, ah, some me time.

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
Brain Rot Emergency: These Internal Documents Prove They’re Controlling You!

and you know you want to get to bed early and you know it's good for you.