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hello everyone welcome back to the

simple English podcast I'm Lisa your

host and today we're talking about

something we all deal with but don't

always notice brain

rot brain rot that sounds like a zombie

problem Lisa are we turning into The

Walking

Dead well kind of have you ever felt

like your brain is just mush like you

can't focus

your attention span is shrinking and all

you want to do is scroll on your phone

for

hours oh yeah that sounds like me at 2

a.m. watching cat videos I don't even

remember clicking

on exactly that's brain rot it happens

when we overload our brains with too

much junk content social media mindless

scrolling endless short videos until we

lose focus motivation and

creativity so basically it's like eating

junk food but for the

brain spoton imagine eating nothing but

potato chips every day at first it feels

good but after a while you feel sluggish

tired and unhealthy the same thing

happens with our brains when we only

consume fast easy and lowquality

content and let's be honest we all do it

it's so easy to just keep scrolling even

when we know it's not helping

us exactly but don't worry today we're

going to talk about about how to cure

brain rot and get our minds back in top

shape so stick around because we have

some easy fun and real life ways to fix

it as always don't forget to check out

the free PDF file in the comment section

below to get the full transcript and

vocabulary for this

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episode all right so first things first

how do we know if we have brain

rot hm if you spend more time scrolling

than actually doing things you enjoy

that's a big sign yep if reading a book

feels impossible or if you get

distracted after 5 Seconds of something

important that's another red

flag and let's be honest we all feel

that

sometimes so Lisa what's the first step

to curing brain

rot step one reduce mindless

scrolling social media is designed to be

addictive every time you scroll your

brain gets a tiny reward like a little

dopamine hit it's like eating one chip

then another and suddenly boom you

finished the whole

bag exactly but here's the trick set

screen time limits or use apps that

remind you when you've been scrolling

too

long I tried setting my phone to

grayscale black and white mode it made

social media super boring and I scrolled

way a

less that's a great hack another trick

is removing unnecessary apps from your

home screen if you have to work harder

to open them you're less likely to use

them

mindlessly yeah I moved Instagram off my

home screen and I noticed I stopped

opening it out of

habit step two do something creative

instead when you stop consuming start

creating write draw play music C book

whatever makes your brain work in a

different

way I started journaling every morning

and it really helped even writing a few

sentences made me feel more in control

of my

thoughts love that and it doesn't have

to be complicated even something as

simple as coloring doodling or playing a

puzzle game can refresh your

brain oh I recently picked up a Rubik's

Cube again and it's surprisingly fun it

really makes you think differently

instead of just absorbing endless

information

step three read more long form content

books articles even podcasts like this

one anything that trains your brain to

focus

longer I tried audiobooks at first

because reading felt too hard but after

a while I started enjoying books

again see it's like a mental workout the

more you do it the easier it

gets any book

recommendations if you're just starting

try short stories or even graphic novels

they're easier to get into and once you

build the Habit you can move on to

longer

books and finally step four get outside

and move nature fresh air and exercise

literally reset your brain oh totally

even a 10-minute walk clears my head

studies show that just 20 minutes

outside can boost focus and creativity

so if you're feeling stuck step outside

take a walk or just sit in the sun I

started doing morning walks without my

phone it felt weird at first but now I

love it that's amazing fresh air

sunshine and movement are like a natural

detox for your

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brain you know what's crazy your brain

is actually like a muscle if you don't

use it the right way it gets

weaker that's true studies show that

people who train their brain by reading

learning new skills or playing strategy

games actually age slower

mentally so if I play chess does that

mean I'll live

forever not exactly but you'll

definitely stay sharper for

longer I read that in some countries

older people are encouraged to play

Sudoku or crossword puzzles to keep

their brains

active yep and another cool fact

scientists found that people who speak

two languages have a lower risk risk of

dementia because their brains are more

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active all right let's recap brain rot

happens when we overload on junk content

and the Cure is simple cut down on

Mindless scrolling do creative things

instead of consuming read long form

content to train Focus move your body

and get fresh air and don't forget your

brain is like a muscle the more you

challenge it the stronger it gets

exactly so if you liked this episode

don't forget to like subscribe and share

it with your

friends and try these tips if they help

you let us know in the comments thanks

for listening to the simple English

podcast see you next

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time all right it's time to learn some

important vocabulary related to the

topic the first word is dopamine it

means a chemical in the brain that

creates feelings of pleasure and reward

example social media apps are designed

to trigger dopamine release making them

highly addictive next word is attention

span it means the length of time a

person can focus on a task without

getting

distracted example excessive scrolling

on social media can reduce your

attention span making it harder to focus

on important tasks next word is Mindless

scrolling it means the habit of

continuously scrolling through social

media or online content without any real

purpose example Lisa realized she was

spending hours in Mindless scrolling

instead of being

productive next word creativity it means

the ability to generate new ideas solve

problems or create something

original example taking breaks from

social media can help boost your

creativity and allow you to develop new

hobbies the last word is cognitive

function f it means the mental processes

that include thinking memory learning

and problem solving example reading

books and solving puzzles can improve

your cognitive function and prevent

brain

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
brain /breɪn/ A2	noun - the organ inside your head that controls thinking, feelings, and movement
scroll /skroʊl/ B1	verb - to move text or images up or down on a screen noun - the act of moving displayed information up or down on a screen
addictive /əˈdɪktɪv/ B2	adjective - causing someone to become dependent on a substance or activity
motivation /ˌmoʊtɪˈveɪʃən/ B2	noun - the reason or desire to do something
creativity /ˌkriːeɪˈtɪvɪti/ B2	noun - the ability to produce original and imaginative ideas
consume /kənˈsjuːm/ B2	verb - to eat, drink, or use something
sluggish /ˈslʌɡɪʃ/ C1	adjective - slow and lacking energy
distract /dɪˈstrækt/ B2	verb - to take someone's attention away from something
habit /ˈhæbɪt/ A2	noun - something you do regularly without thinking
creative /kriˈeɪtɪv/ B1	adjective - having the ability to create or invent
challenge /ˈtʃælɪndʒ/ B2	verb - to question or test something noun - a difficult task that requires effort
study /ˈstʌdi/ A2	noun - a detailed investigation and analysis of a subject verb - to learn about a subject
exercise /ˈɛksərsaɪz/ A2	noun - physical activity to keep fit and healthy verb - to do physical activity
focus /ˈfoʊkəs/ B1	noun - the act of paying close attention verb - to pay attention to something
recommendation /ˌrɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/ B2	noun - a suggestion or advice about what to do
muscle /ˈmʌsl/ A2	noun - body tissue that can contract and produce movement