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Ep. 345: Are We Getting Dumber?
2025/3/24
Deep Questions with Cal Newport
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Cal Newport
通过深度工作和数字极简主义等概念，推动人们重新思考工作方法和技术使用方式。
我将探讨数据显示我们似乎越来越笨的原因，并找到个人可以采取的实用步骤来避免这种趋势。首先，我们将深入研究数据，了解为什么数据显示我们似乎越来越笨。然后，我们将利用这些见解，找到个人可以采取的实用方法，来扭转这种趋势，不仅避免变笨，还要确保自己变得更聪明。
智能手机的普及与推理和智力能力测试结果的负面转变同时发生，这表明智能手机可能是导致智力下降的原因。我们需要更深入地研究智能手机的哪些机制导致了智力下降，以便找到扭转这种趋势的方法，而无需放弃智能手机。
智能手机带来的注意力经济生态系统导致了认知恶性循环：持续分心重塑了大脑的奖励机制，导致难以集中注意力，并减少了能够提高智力的活动时间。问题不在于智能手机本身，而在于它重塑了我们的大脑，让我们更倾向于快速刺激，并减少了促进智力的活动。我们需要像锻炼身体一样有意识地锻炼大脑，以应对智能手机带来的负面影响。我们可以通过阅读、减少使用手机、进行反思性散步和培养需要专注的爱好等方式来锻炼大脑，从而提高智力并保持注意力。
Deep Dive
This chapter explores a recent Financial Times article questioning if humans have reached peak intelligence. It examines data suggesting a decline in reasoning and problem-solving abilities, particularly since the rise of smartphones, and proposes a 'cognitive death spiral' caused by constant distraction and reduced engagement in intelligence-boosting activities like reading.
- Decline in PISA test scores since the early 2010s.
- Correlation between smartphone ubiquity and reported difficulty concentrating/learning.
- Hypothesis of a 'cognitive death spiral' caused by constant distraction and less time spent on intelligence-building activities.
- Recommendation to engage in cognitive exercises like reading and practicing sustained attention.
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