Want to reset your attention span? Find an offline hobby that gets you into a flow state. Pick something you genuinely love doing so you get completely lost in the process and forget your phone even exists.
Got the idea from here: https://t.co/cFGnMdWSsp
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@casestudy013@CM320Class Wow! Great skills Austin! Do you ever play live shows around town, I'd love to check it if so. How long have you been playing guitar? I have dabbled in learning but I find I get too frustrated too quickly. I think your posts might inspire me to try again soon! @CM320Class
@DanielTheBean@CM320Class I can relate! Finding the time and energy to actually get started can be a real challenge. But I know that you'll find a way and I'm looking forward to seeing your content! @CM320Class
@Kassidykamea@CM320Class The app doesn't want you to have to think for yourself in that capacity because metrics showed that doing so limited the amount of time users spend on the app. So now our feeds shows us an endless stream of content that is basically effortless to scroll. (3/3)
Did TikTok crash your attention span? It turns out, when we're fed an effortless reward every three seconds, our brains retrain themselves to quit anything that doesn't pay off immediately.
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@Kassidykamea@CM320Class If you saw all of that content, you'd have to explore the app to find new content, which a lot of users would not do on their own. The changes to that feed made it so that there is none of the friction is there anymore. (2/3)
@nessaxcita@CM320Class I love this message! I know there have been times in my past where I felt discouraged to even attempt making art because I didn't have any kind of training. You are so right, we just need to take the first steps! @CM320Class
What's the most offensive dark pattern you've come across? I will quit an app or website entirely and immediately βοΈ if I spot a website or app #confirmshaming, like this doozy from MyMedic who asked users if they'd rather get notifications or die.
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I pitched a series called OptOut to talk about surviving the modern internet, from dark UX to brain rot.
Check out the presentation here π @CM320class
https://t.co/5gbZ2GeFuy
@Kassidykamea@CM320Class That sounds interesting, could be useful to help learn about financial literacy! Especially here in Hawaii where everything costs so much more. @CM320Class
Trying to figure out why I canβt watch just one YouTube video without falling down a 4-hour rabbit hole.
So... I'm making a whole series about it. OptOut exposes the invisible UX designed to keep us scrolling and consuming ads. @CM320class#DigitalLiteracy#DarkUX#OptOut