“No judgment, I do it too — it feels like I can’t make it through a 30-minute episode of even the best TV show without checking Instagram or scrolling through a few TikToks,” writes Katie McPherson today. “It has to be unhealthy for my brain, right? I should be able to focus on and enjoy the things I like, to say nothing of how often I check my phone while waiting in line at the pharmacy or grocery store checkout. Is it possible to repair your attention span? Is the constant checking in and scrolling as bad for us as it sometimes feels? Scary Mommy spoke to mental health experts about how our collective focus is shrinking, and what we can do to rehab our own.” Read it — and consider it, too. |
