The Anti-Rot Agenda (el. knyga) (skaityta knyga) | Aramae Galang | knygos.lt

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Move away from brain rot and towards an intentional life with this beautifully illustrated week-by-week guide from social media's gentle productivity guru, Ara Galang of @studywithara.

Every day it seems like we read another article about "brain rot"--the result of prolonged exposure to low-quality online content, particularly on social media. Not only can brain rot cause depression and anxiety, it also affects our cognition over time, eroding focus, decreasing motivation, and creating a negative sense of self. Ara Galang of @studywithara has set out to combat that phenomenon with weekly invitations to be in the real world: her Anti-Rot Agenda. The Agenda is not a list of rules you must follow, though. Instead, it's a creative plan for cultivating positive habits that will put you in the space to achieve goals in an affirming way--not a stressful one. That might include:

• Weekly tips for kind activities for yourself: planning dedicated downtime, making a mini mood collage, junk journaling, tidying up a specific corner of your home.
• Suggestions for how to use digital devices mindfully: intentionally using apps for creativity, productivity, and organization.
• Methods for creating community and ritual: opening a home cafÃ(c) for friends and sharing a special matcha drink with them while you catch up, friend-dates (without phones!).
• Guidelines for spending time on analog activities: walking in nature, tapping into creative flow with crafts, decluttering your mind by "brain dumping" in a journal.

This is Ara's first book, the one her fans have been asking for, with a comprehensive collection of gentle reminders for ways to move past dopamine hits and towards a fulfilling life.