I didn't know I was doom scrolling on social media until I had a nightmare I was being chased by oddly-shaped thought bubbles filled with conflicting ideology. It was enough to make me set screen ...

Doom scrolling triggers stress responses, emotional numbness, and burnout by constant exposure to negative content. Broadcast Retirement Network's Jeffrey Snyder discusses the implications of doom ...

The Oxford Dictionary's Word of the Year is “brain rot.” Their website defines this as the “supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state, primarily viewed as a result of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Monica Sanders covers climate justice and sustainability from the DMV. Staying glued to our screens for the latest political news ...

Can't stop doom scrolling or rushing to check every notification buzz? If your New Year's resolutions include better boundaries with your phone, then you've come to the right place. According to ...

We’ve all been there — checking the clock, then the screen, then the clock again, debating whether there’s time to watch something substantial, something other than TikToks or Reels. A movie feels ...

When we’re bored, tired, procrastinating or all of the above, there’s a default activity most of us turn to: scrolling on social media. What starts as a five-minute break or an intermission between ...