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Teen View On Essays And AI Shortcut Tradeoffs
- Zenzo dislikes the five-paragraph essay and prefers story-based, creative assignments that build narrative skills.
- He values learning from doing assignments himself and says using ChatGPT saved time but reduced real learning in AP classes.
Zoom School Felt Good But Harmed Social Habits
- Zenzo found Zoom school enjoyable but also isolating and noticed it led to social deterioration and bad habits.
- He later recognized increased screen time and addictive patterns from TikTok that harmed focus and sleep.
Short-Form Video Shrinks Attention Window
- TikTok acted like an addictive 'fast content' snack that reduced Zenzo's attention span for books and long reads.
- He tracked relapses after deleting the app and noticed cravings similar to addiction prompting limits and redownloads.