It’s become a ubiquitous modern problem to have not only a teetering pile of books you’ve been meaning to read, but a digital stack of articles you’d like to digest, plus a long queue of podcast episodes to listen to, videos or TV shows to watch, or videogames you’ve purchased and would love to play, if only you could find the time.
Oliver Burkeman • Meditations for Mortals
Seeing war footage, thirst traps, people posting meaningless travel selfies from the biggest tourist traps, reposted memes from 2015, grifters trying to sound genuine, and tons of brain rot one after the other, in the span of a minute, is definitely not what our brains love.