Gen Z is trying to log their way out of doomscrolling

Maria Paula Colmenares set up a Substack page called "Instead of Doomscrolling."

Nathalia Angarita for BI

• Some Gen Zers are tracking what they watch and read to break the scrolling cycle.
• "Instead of doomscrolling" posts are taking off on TikTok and Substack.
• Book and film-tracking apps are gaining momentum as interest in more intentional media habits grows.

Fed up with doomscrolling and worried their attention spans are shrinking, some Gen Z-ers are tracking what they watch and read to stop scrolling.