You might have heard the term “brain rot”.

It can be used by younger generations, labelling their friends as digital zombies or mentally unaware. 

AS words are important and share NOT only the language of the day but also reveal societal shifts, it is interesting to note that Oxford released the word of the year to be “brain rot” – the symptoms of constantly being online, with cheap dopamine hits and endless connections, leading to mental numbness, stunted cognitive growth, and immature social skills. (1)

But what does brain rot do to the soul?

Let’s consider…

In the book of Acts, there are seven episodes of the Early Church undergoing transformative change. In each of these episodes, we see THREE joys the church experienced.

What are your thoughts about the joys of change?

According to Oxford, the word of the year is "rage bait". The modes of information for online clicks shifting to deep fakes + AI demands for our attention manipulating emotions, fears, and insecurites.

Last year, the word of the year was "brain rot".

In a world where human behaviour and well-being is changing based on being shaped by the digital, how do we increase personal well-being in a world full of rage - online and offline?

Banning social media for U16?

Check it out!

What do you think?

Could you give up social media for 6 weeks if you were paid to do it?

Well, Stanford University paid 35,000 people to do just that.
Here’s what they discovered.

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Join Andy on his TV interview debut with The 700 Club Canada on INFOBESITY THE BOOK. Dr. Andy discusses the great opportunities followers of Jesus have in our modern digital world by overcoming infobesity, building a Jesus brand online, and strengthening personal well-being in a world wrestling with mental health.

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After ten years of teaching, preaching, and researching aspects of Infobesity™ around the world, I am excited to release a practical resource for local churches, denominations, youth ministries, local schools, conferences, and Christian leaders on how to develop healthy modern-day followers of Jesus navigating a digital world.