On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 2025-12-05 · 26 min · 3,552 words

Addicted to Scrolling? 3 Small Changes to STOP Feeling Drained After Scrolling Social Media

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Is our destiny coded in the algorithm? If you feel addicted to social media, this video is for you. If you feel glued to whatever's on your feed and can't stop doom scrolling, this video is for you. And if you're worried about how social media is rewiring your brain, this video is for you. Don't skip it.

The number one health and wellness podcast, Jay Shetty. Jay Shetty. He was the only Jay Shetty. I wanted to start today saying one thing. The algorithm isn't as smart as we think it is.

But the deeper I went into my research, the more I realized something unsettling. It's stronger than me, stronger than you, stronger than all of us because it knows our weaknesses. But here's what I also found. Even the strongest system has a glitch. The algorithm doesn't just know us, it depends on us.

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