How Rotten Is Your Brain? A Comprehensive Digital Health Assessment
In today's fast-paced digital world, our brains are constantly bombarded with notifications, screens, and artificial intelligence. This quiz helps you evaluate how modern technology and lifestyle habits might be affecting your mental well-being. By answering a series of questions honestly, you can tally up your scores to see where you stand on the spectrum from a perfectly-ripe peach to a distracted mind in need of intervention.
Questions to Assess Your Brain Health
No cheating allowed—be truthful to get accurate results. Each question has point values that reflect healthier choices with higher scores.
- How many of your apps have notifications turned on?
- None: 3 points
- 1-3 apps: 2 points
- 4-6 apps: 1 point
- 6+ apps: 0 points
- How often do you rely on AI to draft work or generate ideas?
- Never: 3 points
- Sometimes: 2 points
- Frequently: 1 point
- Almost always: 0 points
- What's the last thing you do before you go to sleep?
- Meditate: 3 points
- Read: 3 points
- Watch TV: 1 point
- Doomscroll: 0 points
- How often do you exercise, including long walks, sports, or gardening?
- Almost never: 0 points
- Less than once a week: 1 point
- At least once a week: 2 points
- 2-3 times a week: 3 points
- How often do you 'second-screen' when watching TV?
- Never: 3 points
- Occasionally: 2 points
- Frequently: 1 point
- Basically always: 0 points
- How much sleep do you get per night on average?
- 7+ hours: 3 points
- 6-7 hours: 2 points
- Less than 6 hours: 1 point
- How often do you exercise your brain with puzzles, music, or reading for fun?
- Almost never: 0 points
- Less than once a week: 1 point
- At least once a week: 2 points
- 2-3 times a week: 3 points
- How much time do you spend away from your phone daily, excluding sleep?
- 6+ hours: 3 points
- 3-6 hours: 2 points
- 1-3 hours: 1 point
- Less than an hour: 0 points
- Where do you keep your phone when you go to bed?
- Next to me, obviously: 0 points
- Somewhere else: 3 points
- How often do you check your phone while eating or talking to friends?
- Never: 3 points
- Occasionally, if it's important: 2 points
- Pretty much every time: 0 points
Interpreting Your Results
After tallying your scores, compare them to the ranges below to understand your brain health status in the context of our attention economy.
26+ Points: Almost Flawless
Congratulations! You have a brain like a perfectly-ripe peach, unencumbered by the relentless demands of modern technology. Your habits show a healthy balance, though you might find yourself out of touch with memes, and your friends are likely secretly envious of your discipline.
15-25 Points: Not Bad
You're doing reasonably well. While you can't resist a trending topic and occasionally let autoplay run, this is part of a balanced 21st-century life. To maintain or improve, consider doing the occasional lunge and activating your phone's Bedtime mode for better rest.
5-15 Points: Room for Improvement
There's a noticeable over-reliance on something—be it social media drama, true crime TV, or an LLM validating your ideas. It's time to switch off occasionally. Try going for a walk; the weather is probably nice, and it could do wonders for your mental clarity.
5 or Less Points: Oh Dear
On the bright side, it's impressive that you made it through this quiz without getting distracted by an AI-generated video of a beatboxing hamster. For much-needed advice, click below, then consider sticking your phone in a drawer to start reclaiming your focus and brain health.
