刷短视频会让人感觉更无聊
In recent years, short video apps have become very popular. Many people spend a lot of time watching video after video, hoping to find something interesting. However, new research shows that watching too many short videos — and especially switching between videos quickly — can actually make people feel more bored.
近年来，短视频应用变得非常流行。许多人每天花大量时间刷着一个又一个视频，期待发现有趣的内容。然而，最新研究表明，长时间刷短视频，尤其是频繁切换视频，实际上会让人感觉更加无聊。
Researchers from Canada studied how people feel when they watch short videos. They asked participants to watch videos in different ways. For example, some participants could freely skip or fast-forward through the videos, while others had to watch videos all the way through. The researchers also tried letting people switch between several different short videos or just watch one longer video without switching.
加拿大的研究人员研究了人们在观看短视频时的感受。他们让参与实验的人以不同的方式观看视频。例如，有些参与者可以随意跳过或快进视频，而另一些则必须完整地观看每个视频。研究人员还让一部分人可以在不同短视频之间切换，另一部分人则只能观看一段较长的视频。
The results were surprising. People who often switched between videos or skipped parts of videos actually felt more bored than those who watched videos all the way through. The greater freedom participants had to change videos, the less interested and focused they became. Instead of finding more fun, they felt less satisfied and wanted something even better.
结果令人吃惊。那些经常切换视频或跳过视频部分的人，比那些从头看到尾的人感到更无聊。参与者越是可以自由地切换视频，他们的兴趣和专注度反而越低。他们不但没有找到更多乐趣，反而觉得不满足，总希望能找到更有趣的内容。
According to the researchers, boredom is closely connected to our attention and engagement. When you keep jumping from one video to another, your brain finds it harder to focus. You expect the next video will be more entertaining, but this rarely happens. As a result, you feel a gap between what you want (to be engaged and entertained) and what you actually experience. This gap leads to feelings of boredom.
研究人员认为，这种无聊感与我们的注意力和投入程度密切相关。当你不停地从一个视频跳到另一个视频时，大脑会变得难以集中。你总期望下一个视频会更有趣，但现实中很少有如此惊喜。于是，你想要被娱乐和真正体验到的乐趣之间形成了落差，这种落差就导致了无聊感。
Dr. Katy Tam, the lead scientist of the study, explained that enjoyment often comes from fully immersing yourself in one thing. Just like watching a movie in the cinema, we enjoy it more when we let ourselves become absorbed in what we are watching, instead of always searching for something better.
这项研究的首席科学家塔姆博士解释说，真正的乐趣通常源自全身心的投入。就像在电影院看电影一样，当我们专注并沉浸在观看中时，会比不断寻求新鲜感获得更多的享受。
Watching short videos nonstop is not always a good way to escape boredom. In fact, it can make us feel even less satisfied. The “fear of missing out” makes us constantly search for something better, but this can be tiring and disappointing.
不停刷短视频其实并不是逃避无聊的好方法。事实上，这可能让我们觉得更加不满足。因为“害怕错过”，我们总想找到更好的内容，但这种做法只会让人感到疲惫与失望。
If you want to avoid feeling bored, try to focus on doing one thing at a time. Whether it’s watching videos or engaging in other activities, fully immerse yourself in what you are doing, and life may seem more interesting. Jumping quickly from video to video might seem fun at first, but it can make you feel more bored and unhappy. True enjoyment often comes from focusing, not from always searching for something better.
如果你想远离无聊，建议专注于做一件事。不论是看视频还是做其他活动，尽量全身心地投入其中，这样生活会显得更有趣。频繁跳转视频一开始可能觉得有趣，但会让人变得更无聊和不开心。真正的快乐往往来自专注和投入，而不是总是在寻找新东西。
短语积累
- become very popular - 变得非常流行
- spend a lot of time - 花大量时间
- switching between videos - 在视频之间切换
- felt more bored - 感到更无聊
- freely skip or fast-forward - 随意跳过或快进
- watch videos all the way through - 完整地观看视频
- greater freedom - 更大的自由度
- less interested and focused - 兴趣和专注度降低
- search for something better - 寻找更好的内容
- fully immerse yourself - 全身心投入
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