Avoid Short-Form Brainrot With These Activities

No TV show is about people who sit around watching TV.

My Mom shared this great piece of advice when I was a kid. And I can honestly say that I’ve never watched much TV since.

Television certainly has its drawbacks, but it’s nowhere near as addictive or vapid as modern, short-form content. With conventional television, you had to sit through 20 minutes of set-up and three commercials for dish soap before reaching the payoff.

TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts all condense this experience into 60 seconds or less.

This is great for creators, but bad for consumers.

Which is why today’s article highlights five beneficial alternatives to mindless scrolling…

1. Do A Puzzle Whenever You’re Bored

Paper books of wordsearch and crossword puzzles cost $1 at Walmart or Dollar General. And while these aren’t the most challenging puzzles, they engage your brain and test your willpower.

If you want something more difficult and mentally stimulating, there are niche puzzle books that teach you to break famous military codes.

The Alan Turing Codebreaker’s Puzzle Book is a good example of this. This is an…