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EPISODE · Mar 25, 2026 · 9 MIN

Why Scrolling Is Exhausting

from The Focused Human Podcast: The Physics of Attention in the Age of Artificial Intelligence · host Protect Your Attention | A. Karacay

You want to doomscroll less, but the algorithm is better at this than you are.In under 15 minutes: why scrolling feels like rest but depletes your attention further; how artificial intelligence feeds keep running a current through your brain even when you think you're switching off; and what actual attention recovery requires that no feed can ever provide.One observation this week — and the difference between during and after that changes everything.Listen now. Refill the reservoir.www.the-focused-human.comInformation Is Infinite. Your Focus Is Not. The Focused Human Podcast: The Physics of Attention in the Age of Artificial Intelligence. 

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