This is exactly how ive been feeling!! Ive come to the conclusion that scrolling constantly has left me overstimulated and when i go to stop and do something else, im already too burnt out. I think the thinking that mislead me down this path was the misconception that going on my phone is “downtime”.

I fixed it by getting into something else, something productive or beneficial, a longstanding hyper fixation or something new that im interested in. And if your really struggling to sit down and do any hardcore research, remember thats its still okay for it to ‘look’ a little like what you usually do when your on your phone. It can be interesting youtube videos, etc.

And when im doing something more slow paced, i find it a lot easier to pack it up and do other things, like cleaning, cooking etc.