Between endless social media scrolling and asking AI every question (including many we should still work through ourselves to keep our brains sharp), I'm seeing a worrying trend: almost everyone seems constantly distracted, juggling multiple streams of information and behaving as if they have perpetual ADHD-like attention. AI can make us feel like experts on everything. Social media can make us feel more successful, influential, or validated than reality through likes and comments. Together, they create an illusion of competence and self-worth while quietly eroding deep thinking, attention, and learning. The consequences are becoming hard to ignore. I'm seeing 10-year-olds in California who struggle with basic math after spending an entire summer scrolling YouTube and TikTok instead of exercising their minds. Technology should amplify human intelligence—not replace curiosity, focus, and the discipline of learning.