{"id":2267,"date":"2025-04-19T06:57:23","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T06:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/?p=2267"},"modified":"2025-04-19T06:57:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T06:57:25","slug":"brain-rot-how-it-affects-us-and-how-ive-overcome-it-to-enjoy-books-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elordendeloslibros.com\/en\/brain-rot-how-it-affects-us-and-how-ive-overcome-it-to-enjoy-books-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Brain Rot: How It Affects Us and How I Beat It to Enjoy Books More"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Let's see if what I'm about to tell you sounds familiar: You pick up that book you've been dying to read, get comfortable... and two pages in, you're already looking at your phone. Or maybe you don't even open it, because the very idea of concentrating for hours seems like an impossible task. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, it sounds familiar, I'm sure, that's why you've nodded your head even if you don't know it... But don't worry, you're not alone. You may be experiencing something that has been dubbed \u00abBrain Rot<\/a>\u00ab<\/strong> or "brain rot."<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don't be scared by the dramatic name. Although it sounds like something from a zombie movie, it's a very real term (so much so that it was Oxford's word of the year 2024!<\/strong><\/a>) which describes that feeling of having your mind a little\u2026 rusty? It is defined as the "alleged deterioration of a person's mental or intellectual state, especially as a result of excessive consumption of online content considered trivial or unchallenging"<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Come on, what happens when we spend too much time doing scroll<\/em> infinite for short videos, memes and fragmented news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What exactly is brain rot and why should we care?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Think of your brain like a muscle. If you only do quick, easy exercises, it gets used to them and loses strength for more demanding tasks. Brain rot works in a similar way. It bombards us with constant stimuli and instant rewards<\/strong> (that dopamine rush when you see a notification!), and little by little, our ability to concentrate goes down the drain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The symptoms are quite common in this digital age:<\/p>\n\n\n\n