社交媒體與心理疲勞

When we use social media during our work breaks as a form of distraction, thinking that we are giving our brains a break, our energy resources are, in fact, still being allocated to something that is mentally taxing - getting a kick from doom-scrolling. This leads to cognitive overload, a state where the mind is overwhelmed by excessive information or stimuli, hindering our brain processing.

在工作休息時使用社交媒體並非真正讓大腦休息，因為瀏覽短片、滑動資訊仍然消耗心力。這樣會造成認知過載，即大腦被過多資訊刺激淹沒，導致思考與處理能力下降。

Being mentally taxing means a task or situation drains your brain and focus. It feels like your mind ran a long race, leaving you tired, stressed, or unable to think clearly

Doom-scrolling is the compulsive habit of spending excessive time scrolling through social media or news feeds to read negative, distressing, or alarming content.

incessant: never stopping

Curated content is the process of gathering, organizing, and sharing high-quality material created by others.

architect: a person whose job is designing buildings

treadmill: work or a way of life that is boring or makes you tired because it involves always doing the same things

Mental heuristics are fast "rules of thumb" or cognitive shortcuts that let people make quick decisions, solve problems, and form judgments with little mental energy. Pioneered by researchers like Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky, these tools save time, but they can also cause systematic errors or cognitive biases.

ingrained (in somebody/something) (of a habit, an attitude, etc.) that has existed for a long time and is therefore difficult to change

Social media apps use variable reward schedules - like slot machines - triggering dopamine spikes in the brain's reward pathway via likes, notifications, and infinite scrolling of novel content. This loop drives compulsive habits and can lead to a post-scroll dopamine deficit, leaving you feeling drained.

A slippery slope is a bad path or action. Once you start down this path, it is hard to stop. Small problems or choices lead to much bigger trouble.

lull somebody to make somebody relaxed and calm

paradoxically: in a way that seems strange, impossible or unlikely because it has two opposite features or contains two opposite ideas

thrill: a strong feeling of excitement or pleasure; an experience that gives you this feeling

yo-yo: a condition or situation marked by regular fluctuations from one extreme to another

drastically: in an extreme way that has a sudden, serious or violent effect on something

"Low-hanging fruit" is a common business and everyday phrase. It means an easy goal or a simple task that you can finish right now. Just like fruit on the lowest tree branch, these easy wins take very little effort to grab before you try harder work.

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