Gen Z is Objectively F*cked

Key wellness/productivity strategies & self-care techniques

Rebuild focus by changing your relationship with tech

• The speaker suggests that Gen Z’s attention has been harmed by scrolling and social media.
• However, attention can improve quickly—students reportedly reversed the issue within two months—by adjusting how they use technology.

Create a “phone parking lot”

• Set up a dedicated place at home or in your office where your phone stays when you need to focus.
• Use these constraints to reduce distraction:
  • Put the phone out of sight
  • Turn notifications off
  • Keep it out of reach (ideally physically distant)
• Apply this when you sit down for deep work or full-focus time.

Presenters / sources

• UC Berkeley (Mind, Machine, and Meaning) course instructor (unnamed in the subtitles)