This is Stephen Robbins.

Welcome to the Get It Done guys, quick and dirty tips to work less and do more.

On a right-eye flight last week, I was trying to sleep as the woman in the seat next to me was scrolling through her timeline.

Facebook, Instagram, doesn't matter which app.

Having a glowing screen right within reading distance is irresistible.

So, forgive me, please, but I read over her shoulder and judged what she was posting.

From grammar to spelling to clarity, I was surprised to notice that her posts were practically unintelligible.

Of course, I'm hardly one to brag.

Last night I woke up from a nightmare, screaming in horror at the realization that my timeline was that vapid too.

I just didn't notice because I was too busy being addicted.

And so are you.

Quit to save your brain.

Yes, you.

Quit this foolishness.

Social media is turning your brain to mush.

Ever notice you can't read anything longer than 300 words anymore?

And somehow, all your creative writing goes into short,

forgettable social media posts instead of really writing a good article or essay or something

that says something. And by the way, if you don't notice a general degradation in your thinking

when you're using social media, it's possible that you can't even really judge. One of the

first things to go is your ability to notice how surface your thinking has become,

and none of that is coincidence. It's deliberate.

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