Anyone else feel like gaming / reels messed up their focus?

Just wondering if anyone’s been through this.

I played League of Legends a lot for years, and I’m also on Instagram Reels / short-form stuff way more than I should be. Lately I’ve noticed it’s made it really hard to focus on anything quiet and boring.

I’m learning French and I actually want to take it seriously. I use Anki for vocab and do immersion, but I keep doing this thing where I procrastinate Anki until the last possible moment. I’ll scroll or do something stimulating instead, then only sit down when I have to. Once I start, it feels way harder than it should, like my brain is fighting it.

I don’t think it’s a motivation issue — I care — it just feels like my attention span is cooked after years of gaming + short-form content.

Has anyone cut back on gaming or social media and had their focus come back? Did studying feel easier after a while? Curious to hear if this is a common thing or just me.

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