What defines the content we actually crave when we turn our brains off?
So, close the browser tab with the critical essay you were never going to finish. Open the streaming service. Press play on the guilty pleasure that is no longer guilty.
Clinical psychologist Dr. Hannah Ross explains: "Cognitive disengagement is vital for mental hygiene. Pure entertainment content acts as a 'system reboot.' It lowers cortisol. Complex narrative engagement is a high-energy task. If you are burned out from work or life, the inability to engage with 'art film' is not a character flaw. Its Not You. Its your nervous system requesting a break."
