11:50: Cal Newport's anti-brain rot rules: thetangent.space/2026/brain-ro

YouTube recommended me a segment from Cal Newport’s podcast lately with five rules for combating brain rot.[1] Here’s a quick summary with some comments, minus Newport’s overly nerdy procedures for doing these things.

Read long-form writing every day. Not on a screen (except e-readers). Fiction or non-fiction. Ideally a mix. Start small if necessary, but aim for integrating “hard” books into your rotation at least ...