Our Brains Are Working Against Us

Anciently, people meticulously chiseled art out of stone day after day and memorized the entire Odyssey (~140,000 words).

In the 1900s, people filled stacks of pages with space travel calculations and knew names, numbers, and friends’ birthdays by heart.

Today, people lose track of a 1-minute video on one screen to check notifications on another and need an app to remind them to drink water.

We've lost our mental power!

Where have you lost the most control?

DIGITAL ZOMBIE

syndrome

  • tech controls you
  • doom-scrolling – mindless, joyless consumption
  • hooked on screens, struggling to put them away
  • drained, fatigued, unmotivated
  • poor self-discipline, trapped in apathy
  • stress and responsibilities piling up
  • distracted, overstimulated, overwhelmed
  • devices steal your attention from loved ones
  • screens devour your time, emotions, sleep, focus

DRIFTING SHADOW 

syndrome

  • your brain patterns control you
  • hopeless, confused, frustrated
  • slow or no progress
  • held back by memory, learning, or motivation
  • harmful habits stick, helpful ones don’t
  • struggling to manage time, emotions, or stress
  • not sure what to do, no clear direction
  • you don’t take action and follow through
  • goals and dreams don’t materialize

Resonate with parts of both? Just pick whichever feels most urgent right now.