--- title: Writing everyday against the global lobotomy | daily.dev description: A personal essay arguing that daily writing is a form of mental exercise to counteract cognitive decline caused by social media and AI passivity. Drawing on... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/writing-everyday-against-the-global-lobotomy-7tizxkgvn twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Writing everyday against the global lobotomy | daily.dev og:description: A personal essay arguing that daily writing is a form of mental exercise to counteract cognitive decline caused by social media and AI passivity. 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Drawing on neuroplasticity and Ebbinghaus's forgetting curve, the author advocates for spaced repetition through daily writing — even unpublished — to keep the brain sharp and reinforce neural pathways over time. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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