[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":196},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post:\u002Fblog\u002Fless-brainrot-more-curiosity":3,"blog-related:\u002Fblog\u002Fless-brainrot-more-curiosity":112},{"id":4,"title":5,"author":6,"body":7,"date":93,"description":94,"draft":95,"extension":96,"image":97,"keywords":98,"meta":102,"navigation":103,"path":104,"related":105,"seo":107,"slug":108,"stem":109,"updated":110,"__hash__":111},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fless-brainrot-more-curiosity.md","Microlearning vs doomscrolling: less brainrot, more curiosity","Microloop",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":84},"minimark",[10,15,24,28,34,42,46,49,62,70,74],[11,12,14],"h2",{"id":13},"why-doomscrolling-feels-automatic","Why doomscrolling feels automatic",[16,17,18,19,23],"p",{},"Short feeds are engineered for variable rewards: something new every swipe, no clear stopping point. Your brain gets motion without closure. 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