Brainhacking is a way to hold our attention on social networks, smartphones, and other games. Entertainment, chat invite us at every moment and whatever the time to stay connected.
- The Brainhacking : video
- Brainhacking: goal
- Connected or dependent ?
- Work on your discernment
- Cultivate your discernment
- Discernment : 2 approaches
The Brainhacking : video
The video below reveals all the techniques used to maintain our attention.
Brainhacking: goal
The goal is to increase the engagement of mobile internet users by titillating their compulsive fiber. And create happiness and anxiety as the user receives messages on their phone or not… On average, “each of us consults our smartphone every 15 minutes” and spends about 3 hours there.
Behind the commitment of Internet users, there is of course the financial windfall that advertisements represent. To obtain this funding, we must systematically keep ourselves in suspense on our networks, on our smartphone.
The video above explains the process of capturing our attention by increasingly powerful computer programs.
Connected ou dependent ?
Test 1- Look at your connection time on your phone, add your connection time on your computer dedicated to reading social media posts and playing, if you spend less than an hour. You are not totally addicted yet.
Test 2- Spend a day disconnected. If you do not look at your mobile or computer during this day, then you can consider that you know how to distract yourself.
Try!
Read more: Brain hacking: how smartphone players turn your brains around; or companies in battle for our attention
Work on your discernment
Brainhacking takes us all in its nets. It is important to regain your discernment by taking a moment to observe yourself. What is it that calls you on social networks? Once the answer is found you can bring yourself this element by cultivating other sources of entertainment…