Gen Z has a viral hack to fix their attention spans. It may actually work.
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Gen Z has a viral hack with a raunchy name to fix their attention spans. It might not be a bad idea.
Leave it to Gen Z to re-brand alone time.
There's a wellness challenge going viral on TikTok, and, despite its eyebrow-raising name, it has real benefits, according to mental health experts. It's called "rawdogging boredom" − and, similar to the viral travel trend of "rawdogging" a flight by doing nothing for the entirety of the time you're on an airplane, this trend involves allotting a specific amount of time to sit alone with no technology to distract you.
That means no phone, no TV and no music. Just you, your thoughts, and, well, your boredom.
Some of the videos of people squirming as they attempt the challenge have gone viral. Some commenters have pointed out the trend is not exactly revolutionary either. One commenter likened it to "Gen Z re-inventing meditation."
And you know what? According to Stephanie Sarkis, a psychotherapist who specializes in ADHD and anxiety, that is perfectly fine. Unplugging from technology to focus on mindfulness, she says, is rarely a bad idea.
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