Tired of Doomscrolling? Here’s How to Stop.

Have you been thinking "Why can't I stop scrolling?" and want to know how to stop doomscrolling? This video tells you about the psychology behind your doomscrolling habits, it gives you 10 practical tips on digital detox and helps you break your social media addiction. This is Episode 3 of a 5-part digital habits series where it guides viewers to reflect on their unhealthy doomscrolling and social media habits and serves as the first step for positive change.

Special thanks to Dr. Siddharth for consulting us on the script during our writing process. Be sure to check out his Youtube channel @Sidwarrier and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesidwarrier!

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About the series:
We always talk about our physical habits: like staying hydrated, eating healthy, and exercising. But what about our digital habits? How much time we spend on our phones, how we use them, and our relationship with them has quietly become one of the biggest forces shaping our minds.

This series explores those hidden habits, from doomscrolling to dwindling attention spans, and helps you see how they affect your mental health, focus, and creativity. Viewers will gain a better understanding of how their digital habits impact their mental health, and how to break free. It’s a guide to escape from old unhealthy digital habits that deteriorate your well-being, and start building a healthier relationship with the online world and your own digital gadgets.

Here are our 5 episodes:
👉 Ep 0: How Bad Is Your Attention Span? (Quiz) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m13DD61-dy8
👉 Ep 1: Most People Fail This Attention Span Challenge… Can You Last? | https://youtu.be/T1IdEXOc-RU?si=faykHNm1aOtD_lKE
👉 Ep 2: Stop Doomscrolling Before This Happens to You | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4QGV1KZybA
👉 Ep 3 You're here :)
👉 Ep 4: Doomscrolling: Why Do We Do It? | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2v3gN5d-NOc

Or you can watch the whole series through this playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD4cyJhQaFwWbvgyzIMDWT6kvtWD6SbO8

Credits:
Researcher/Writer: Lois Yu (Yuet Yu)
Editor: Kelly Soong
Voice Over: Amanda Silvera
Animator: Starr
Animator Manager: Cindy Cheong
Director: Tai Khuong
Assisted: Brisky Quach
Thumbnail: Anilezah Lam

Some more interesting reads on how doom scrolling could impact you:

Rozin, P., & Royzman, E. B. (2001). Negativity bias, negativity dominance, and contagion. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 5(4), 296–320. https://doi.org/10.1207/S15327957PSPR0504_2

Pennycook, G., & Rand, D. G. (2021). The psychology of fake news. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 25(5), 388–402. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2021.02.007

Vosoughi, S., Roy, D., & Aral, S. (2018). The spread of true and false news online. Science, 359(6380), 1146–1151. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aap9559

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:57 Why we doomscroll?
02:11 The 5 minute interrupt
02:25 Curate your scroll
02:43 Phone a friend
02:58 Make your phone slightly annoying
03:11 Move
03:25 Create something
03:42 Breathe
03:55 Listen instead
04:06 Set a phone bedtime
04:21 Do that thing you've been avoiding
04:35 Final thoughts

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