Discussions on the harmful effects of social networks were gaining more space. However, the question does not want to silence: Why can’t we stop distributing feed?
Think about it, CNN He conducted an interview with psychologist Cristiano Nabuko, the pioneer in the studies of technological dependency in Brazil and before the Matera Association, to answer this question and provide advice to give up this habit.
Why can’t we stop wrapping the feed?
Brain reaction
It was created by the American Aza Raskin, the end of the end to improve User experience When moving at the front of the electronic devices instead of numbering pages. It became common in the appearance of smartphones from 2010.
With a social network mutation, such as Facebook and Twitter (is currently called X), and Instagram, among other things, the infinite scroll model has been adopted as a standard navigation.
However, if the goal is to improve the user experience only, that is, to achieve benefits for it, it is known that a load of damage can be attributed to this navigation model – which made Raskin expose his frustration of his creation in various interviews.
“When the feeding tape is rolled, the person has a connection with new information, notifications and likes. This activates dopamine, the neurotransmitter associated with a feeling of the reward it condemns,” explains Nabuko. According to the expert, the reaction is similar to what is happening Gambling And chemicals.
Dopamine release climbs the process. So in the next lap, there is expected to be a gradual thing. Another thing that is also involved is the intermittent reward, such as a nickel fishing machine: even if you don’t win, continue with clouds and clouds. He is expected to find something great
Cristiano Nabuko, a psychologist and specialized in technological dependencies
Imposing social networks
In addition to the biochemical side, there is a second related to the tremendous situation of consumption of content practiced by social networks. “Our video for videos that start working even before OK is given. That is, who decides (content consumption) is not you but the basic system.”
NABUCO also highlights the ongoing notifications that generate urgent operators. “All these operations make people enter climbing where disconnect And it stops the feeding rolling is almost impossible. “
How do you stop after that? See 5 tips from the psychologist
Looking at these challenges, Nabuco suggests some practices that can help reduce nutrition rolling:
1. Create tables without screens
Between 30 minutes and 1 hour before bed, the ideal is that the smartphone or any other device will be turned off so that the brightness does not disturb sleep and the mind begins to relax.
2. Alerts at the time of use
Social networks themselves contain tools that monitor the duration they spent. There are applications that also do this control and can help you understand how to customize the day and the week for the Internet.
3. Do not use social networks as an electrode
As Nabuko indicates, social networks can be used in times of relaxation or in small rest periods of daily life. However, it should not be used as exhaust valves.
“He stopped his work, went to the bathroom, took coffee … he can take a look. What he cannot do is use networks and screens as if the cigarette was in the old days. Or when there is nothing, he opens it. He begins to change all the dynamics of the brain.”
4. Change important applications to the second screen
This advice is related to creating obstacles to access to the applications used widely. This is because, by leaving them on the first screen, red balls can stimulate urgent operators. On the second screen, the brain is allowed not to see what information is.
5. The situation is not disturbed and in another environment
In special areas when the focus is very required, the recommendation is that the electronics remain in disturbance and preferably in another environment of the person.
“Even with a device beside it without using it, the ability to pay attention decreases in almost a third. (At these times), leave the phone elsewhere. When you are comfortable, you can receive it.”
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