It’s almost 2026, who isn’t addicted to their phone? We’re all willing to complain about how our attention spans have been ruined by the internet, and yet we’re not as willing to discuss solutions. Maybe you try setting time limits on our social media apps, but everyone who has tried those knows how easy they are to bypass, and how desperate you are to bypass them when you’re needing a quick hit of dopamine. Maybe you consider throwing your phone in the ocean, but that thing was expensive, plus you kind of need it to conduct your day-to-day life. But what if that solution came in the form of a TikTok trend?

That’s where the latest fad of «rawdogging boredom» comes in, where participants (who are often young) go minutes, even hours at a time without doing… anything. The rules: No phone, no food, no music, no reading, no talking, no distractions. You just stare into space for 10 minutes, 30 minutes, 2 hours, or however long you decide to push your boredom. You then film the whole thing in time-lapse, preferably with a clock next to you, so viewers can watch and hold you accountable. It’s basically just the centuries-old concept of meditation, but rebranded for an online audience. Meditation asks that we sit in silence for a stretch of time, acknowledging thoughts and letting them go, not expecting anything to happen. This trend is the same thing, plus a camera setup.