{"id":392465,"date":"2022-01-11T15:00:23","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T12:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nothing-beneficial-comes-from-mindless-scrolling\/"},"modified":"2022-01-11T15:00:23","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T12:00:23","slug":"nothing-beneficial-comes-from-mindless-scrolling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nothing-beneficial-comes-from-mindless-scrolling\/","title":{"rendered":"#Nothing Beneficial Comes From Mindless Scrolling"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27d22088081\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27d22088081\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nothing-beneficial-comes-from-mindless-scrolling\/#What_Is_%E2%80%9CMindless%E2%80%9D_Scrolling\" >What Is \u201cMindless\u201d Scrolling?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nothing-beneficial-comes-from-mindless-scrolling\/#Whats_So_Bad_About_It\" >What\u2019s So Bad About It?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nothing-beneficial-comes-from-mindless-scrolling\/#Be_Intentional\" >Be Intentional<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#Nothing Beneficial Comes From Mindless Scrolling&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage wp-image-777941 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SCROLLING2.png?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SCROLLING2.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SCROLLING2.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Man scrolling through feeds on phone.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/young-attractive-crazy-internet-addict-man-1587421732\" data-credittext=\"TheVisualsYouNeed\/Shutterstock.com\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/young-attractive-crazy-internet-addict-man-1587421732\">TheVisualsYouNeed\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Scrolling through feeds is arguably one of the most common things people do on smartphones and tablets. <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, Instagram, Reddit, TikTok, and many other services thrive on it. But is all of this mindless scrolling adding anything to your life?<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_%E2%80%9CMindless%E2%80%9D_Scrolling\"><\/span>What Is \u201cMindless\u201d Scrolling?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>First, I should be clear that not all scrolling is bad. It would be foolish to say that nothing good has ever come from checking Twitter or making a Reddit post. It\u2019s very possible to learn new things, make friends, and have valuable experiences online, but you\u2019re probably also wasting a lot of time.<\/p>\n<p>The distinction we\u2019re making here is <em>mindless<\/em> scrolling. Mindless scrolling is swiping through TikTok because you\u2019ve got 10 minutes to kill. It\u2019s reading Facebook while you\u2019re on the toilet. If you pull out your phone for no other reason than you have a second of downtime, that\u2019s mindless scrolling.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s really the key to mindless scrolling. When you\u2019re doing it simply because you feel the need to fill every nanosecond with stimulation, you\u2019re not adding anything beneficial to your life. All these little moments add up over time. You\u2019re chasing a dopamine hit.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve talked about \u201cdoomscrolling\u201d before, but that\u2019s slightly different than mindless scrolling. Doomscrolling is specifically looking at something you know will be upsetting. Mindless scrolling can be doomscrolling, but it\u2019s usually exactly that\u2014mindless. You\u2019re not seeking anything specific at all.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>What Is Doomscrolling?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whats_So_Bad_About_It\"><\/span>What\u2019s So Bad About It?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-778073\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/phone-scrolling.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Scrolling on a phone.\" width=\"650\" height=\"350\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/close-macro-person-holding-using-smartphone-1705481368\">Gorodenkoff\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mindless scrolling is a lot closer to an addiction than many people want to admit. It might start by checking social media while you wait for something at work, but then it starts bleeding out of those moments and into the time you could be spending on other things.<\/p>\n<p>You may start to feel a draw to pull out your phone. Maybe you feel uncomfortable when there\u2019s nothing immediately stimulating in front of you. You\u2019re essentially training your brain to expect the dopamine rush whenever there\u2019s not something that demands your attention.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the really nasty thing about mindless scrolling: social media sites are designed to get you addicted to them. The algorithms learn your habits and surface things they think you\u2019ll like. The constant stimulus is designed to motivate you to come back over and over again\u2014even if the experience isn\u2019t particularly positive.<\/p>\n<p>All of this is bad, but the real problem is none of it is providing anything beneficial. You\u2019re not opening Facebook with a specific intention, you just want to \u201csee what\u2019s going on.\u201d That\u2019s not a productive use of time, but you already know that. Everyone knows that. Yet we do it all the time.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Be_Intentional\"><\/span>Be Intentional<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>So what\u2019s the trick to using these services without all the mindless scrolling. As I said at the top, there are genuinely useful things you can take away from social media and other similar websites. The thing to remember is intention.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a big difference between opening Facebook to scroll around while you\u2019ve got five minutes to kill and opening Facebook to send a message to a friend. There\u2019s a big difference between watching YouTube for hours every night and finding a YouTube video to show you how to bake a cake.<\/p>\n<p>The intention is the key. One is filling time with mindless stimulation, the other is performing a specific function. These services certainly make it hard to have healthy habits, but it\u2019s not impossible. You just need to know what you\u2019re doing. The next time you reach your finger to your social media <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a> of choice, ask yourself <em>why?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Another way you can be intentional is to curate your feeds. Make sure you\u2019re following people and accounts you genuinely <em>want<\/em> to see. Remove anything or anyone that isn\u2019t necessary. Doing this will make your experience a lot better and won\u2019t pull you into rabbit holes as easily.<\/p>\n<p>I am certainly not suggesting that you fill every second of your day with only \u201cproductive\u201d tasks. In fact, I\u2019m making the case for the opposite. Let yourself sit in boredom once in a while. You don\u2019t need to constantly bombard your eyeballs with scrolling feeds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>Do the People You Follow on Social Media Spark Joy?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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