Instant Entertainment and The Attention Economy
"All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone." -- Pascal
These posts are not medical advice. They represent the personal opinions of Dr. Vagts. Brains are complicated, research can be contradictory, and nothing here is gospel. We always reserve the right to change our minds if the evidence changes.
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TikTok: The Dopamine Slot Machine
TikTok is not benign. It is an attentional gambling mechanism. It hooks your mind and gets worse from there.
Attention, Please: The Goldmind Blog
Our Fragmented Future and Digital Discipline
What happens to our minds and our culture if the current digital trends continue? Do we stay at the peak of "Mount Stupid"?
Short-form brain
We don't always know the down-stream consequences of a habit right away (see image).
Why make Goldmind?
We'd rather you get the message of Goldmind than get the supplements.
How short is too short?
What exactly is the length of "short" in Short-Form Video? What are our minds capable of contextualizing? It's not 30 seconds.
The Zig-Zag Marathon
Constantly switching contexts on short-form video has consequences. Here's what they are.
TikTok: The Dopamine Slot Machine
TikTok is not benign. It is an attentional gambling mechanism. It hooks your mind and gets worse from there.
What is focus? Why does Adderall seem to work?
A brief discussion on what stimulants can and can't help you with.
Tools, short-form media, and our minds
SFM and our modern tools of information and entertainment are changing us. Our inattention epidemic is more from brain training than brain disorders.