Digital Dorito Problem | Fortitude in 15

About this episode

Sam and Parker discuss the erosion of deep thinking in the age of digital distractions and AI.

Sam and Parker came across a warning from author Cal Newport: our ability to think deeply is eroding, and almost nobody is talking about it. If a TikTok is just a digital Dorito and AI is writing, speaking, and problem-solving for us, what happens to the most important muscle we have? The guys get into why deep thinking is the one thing AI can't replace, plus simple ways to start exercising your brain again.

People in this episode

Hosts: Sam Panitch, Parker Yablon

Topics covered

• deep thinking
• AI
• digital distractions
• mental health
• personal development

Keywords

• deep thinking
• AI
• Cal Newport
• digital Dorito
• brain exercise

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