Can You Reverse Brain Rot?

I’ve been following Cal Newport for some time (known for his book Deep Work and Digital Minimalism). I’ve come to look forward to his weekly podcasts on attention, focus, and life without social media. Today, he dropped a podcast titled “How Do I Build Cognitive Fitness?” (Alternatively, his YouTube video with the same content was titled “How Do I Reverse Brain Rot?”, so I’m curious which one got more clicks). In it, he outlines five ways that we can improve our cognitive fitness and challenges us to be more intentional with our time. If you want to give it a listen he covers it in the first half of this episode. Here are the five things he suggested, and my thoughts on each one. Read every day.He suggests that the more time you spend reading, the more you’re rewiring your brain. It gives you practice in “aiming your minds eye at a desired internal target,” such as a thought or idea. He recommends starting with books you’re excited to read, not books you feel you “should” read. Fun…