So… you know that feeling when you’re staring at a screen?
But you’re not actually seeing IT anymore?
It’s like when you open the app to “check one quick thing,” and now you’re 47 stories deep into people you don’t really know.
And they might even be doing things you don’t like, and living lives you’re not sure you even want.
Yep.
So that’s actually not being lost.
Or stuck.
It’s more of blurry self type feeling,
AND that’s what we’re diving into in today’s edition!
The blurry / disconnected from yourself feeling;
Which comes after you’ve been on for TOO long.
Best Finds from the Week:
📝 Article: “Is Your Social Media Feed Stressing You Out?” – McLean Hospital breaks down the warning signs of screen fatigue and offers clinician‑approved ways to protect attention.
🐦 X Thread: “4 Hours a Day on Your Phone? Here’s the Neuroscience of Digital Fatigue.” — A bit on how dopamine spikes hijack your identity.
📝 Article: “Too Much Social Media? Antecedents of Social Media Fatigue” – Frontiers in Psychology identifies eight hidden drivers of online exhaustion (from FoMO to information overload) and maps how they escalate into anxiety.
🎥 Video: “Simon Sinek on Avoiding Burnout and Modern Work‑Life Balance” – In this 12‑minute chat good ole Sinek explains how chronic digital stimulation hijacks our dopamine system and shares daily rituals to get back in control.
Your 3 Deep Dive Ideas & 2 Practical Tips
1️⃣ Big Idea #1:
You’re not tired. You’re scattered.
Digital burnout doesn’t ONLY drain energy, it actually fractures your attention.
What feels like exhaustion is often actually being disconnected from a stable self.
AKA — you’ve got a TON of mental tabs open, and so you’re NOT present.
(Sad)
2️⃣ Big Idea #2:
Your feed is DESIGNED to hook you.
It’s not your mirror.
Social media giants use neuroscience & behavioral hacks to give you that dopamine so you STAY without you knowing.
Kinda scary.
Scrolling. Optimizing. Curating. Monetizing.
And if you try to keep up with all of that,
scrolling that is, you’ll lose yourself without realizing it.
Like you become this semi-potato just scrolling. 🥔
Not good, obviously.
3️⃣ Big Idea #3:
You haven’t “lost yourself.”
You’re actually constantly downloading info which crowds “You” out.
So “You” are actually just underneath all of that.
Buried beneath performative clarity,
productivity hacks,
and a MILLION little pings asking you to be more,
watch more, have more.
Your attention is LITERALLY a resource like $$$ to these companies.
Be aware of that. It’s gold.
So… what do you do to change that?
GREAT QUESTION YOU.
Two Simple Practices to Try TODAY.
Start your day offline (even if it’s for 10 minutes):
In that way you make your first thought be YOURs,
and not the algorithm (Win).Ask yourself this question before checking your phone, app, etc.:
“Do I want to be myself right now OR become someone else’s version of me”
Coffee Chat Questions ☕️
When do you feel most like yourself,
and how often does your life actually include that version of you?If no one could see what you were doing today,
what would you still choose to do?What parts of you are getting the most attention,
and which parts are quietly starving?
So…?
You aren’t that zombie version of yourself and you recognize that.
Or at least trying.
Now what?
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Real Talk: What’s your vibe after reading this?
So.. instead of thinking you need to do more,
maybe you can remember to do LESS?
Shocker I know.
Hit reply and share with me,
when’s the last time you felt like a potato scrolling,
and what did you do to snap out of it?
Let’s talk about it.
-D (just some person behind Mindflow)
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