The Blindboy Podcast A Neuroscientist explains what Doomscrolling is doing to your brain
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Apr 29, 2026 Dr. Michael Keane, a medical doctor with a PhD in behavioural neuroscience who studies creativity, trauma and social media effects. He explains EEG findings on creative brains. They unpack doomscrolling, intermittent-reward designs like Reels/TikTok, why scrolling fuels shame and stress, how phones reshape reward sensitivity, and practical fixes such as meditation and mindful routines.
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Blindboy's EEG Revealed Ready Creative Networks
- Michael Keane scanned Blindboy's EEG and found networks that readily link for lateral creative thinking.
- Keane compared this pattern to people who achieve flow easily or need psychedelics to create similar network connectivity.
Schedule Phone‑Free Sessions To Force Flow
- Train flow by scheduling undistracted blocks and tolerating the blank page.
- Blindboy shares using 90‑minute sessions, no phones, and 'try to fail' tactics to break through 15–20 minutes of blockage into sustained flow.
Passion Channels High Variability Into Deep Focus
- Attaching variable brain networks to a passion converts high variability into long focused sessions.
- Michael Keane explains neurodivergent high‑variability brains can produce six‑hour intense focus when fused with a passionate interest.