Young people are recording themselves…doing nothing? In an attempt to fix their broken attention spans and addiction to algorithmic content scrolling, Gen Z is setting timers to do absolutely nothing. (Except know a camera is trained on them for content while they do, but we won’t get too deep into the irony of posting about digital detox.) And, in true fashion for them, they’ve dubbed the trend “rawdogging boredom,” yet another rebrand of mindfulness or meditation. Even five minutes is proving to be a challenge for many of them, because they’ve spent little time in their lives without some form of entertainment or distraction. But many are pushing themselves to spend more and more time “bored,” making even tasks like doing homework feel like a stimulating reward. (NBC News)
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