Brain Fuel

Reading for people who want their attention back

Research, arguments and a few things that worked for us. No listicles, no productivity theatre.

Phone addiction test result screen showing a brain rot score and years lost to screen time
Brain Fuel · 9 min read

Phone Addiction Test: How Bad Is Yours, Really?

Take this phone addiction test to see how bad your habit really is: your score, your type, and the years you're losing...

Phone charging on a hallway shelf at night with the bedroom visible through an open doorway
Brain Fuel · 9 min read

The Oura Ring 5 Measures the Symptom. Your Phone Is the Cause.

The Oura Ring 5 is the world's smallest smart ring — and it'll show you that you slept badly. It won't tell...

How to stop doomscrolling — person looking at phone at night
Brain Fuel · 8 min read

Nie jesteś słaby. Doomscrolling jest zaprojektowany.

31% Amerykanów doomscrolluje. 53% pokolenia Z. To nie problem silnej woli — feed został zbudowany, by cię złapać. Oto co się dzieje...

Person with glazed expression staring at phone — brain rot from endless scrolling
Brain Fuel · 9 min read

Brain Rot Is Real. Here’s What It’s Doing to You.

Brain rot became Oxford’s Word of the Year for a reason. Here’s what’s happening to your attention, why willpower can’t fix it,...

Before and after: person scrolling phone versus reading a book to reduce screen time — risograph illustration
Brain Fuel · 8 min read

How to Reduce Screen Time (Without Pretending You Have Willpower)

Screen time apps don’t work because the bypass lives on your phone. Here’s how to reduce screen time using research-backed methods that...

Person sitting quietly away from their phone during a dopamine detox, looking out a window
Brain Fuel · 10 min read

Dopamine Detox: What It Actually Is (And Why You're Doing It Wrong)

Everyone's talking about dopamine detox. Most people are doing it completely wrong. Here’s what the science actually says — and what a...

They Scroll. You Don’t.
Brain Fuel · 1 min read

Oni przewijają. Ty nie.

Wszyscy przewijają. Wszyscy się gapią.

Why Your Brain Loves Chaos?
Brain Fuel · 2 min read

Dlaczego Twój mózg kocha chaos?

Twój mózg nie chce spokoju. Chce wzorców, za którymi mógłby podążać.

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