Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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How zoning out or spacing out can completely change your brain.
Genuinely useful ways to decrease phone addiction:
youtu.be/iVKNvPB2vq8?si=tDyQquX-b0drF58w

Written by: Mitchell Moffit
Animated By: Mitchell Moffit and Luka Šarlija
Edited by: Luka Šarlija

Resources and Further Learning:

nature.com/articles/s41593-025-02098-8
sciencealert.com/zoning-out-may-be-your-brains-rinse-cycle-study-finds
science.org/doi/10.1126/science.1192439
sciencefriday.com/articles/the-science-of-boredom-and-daydreaming