What is an Echo Chamber?

Whenever you faced one's ideas, thoughts, informations, concepts, theories, assumptions (or anything like that), first of all, just be scepticism with all of them.

https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/digital-media-literacy/how-filter-bubbles-isolate-you/1/

1. Is 'TikTok Brain' Affecting Kids?
2. Teens Who Are "Addicted" to TikTok Experience Worse Depression and Anxiety, and in Turn, Reduced Working Memory Capacity


Experts Says
“If you are watching TikTok for long periods of time, it may lead to problems with attention, concentration, and short-term memory.” Jessica Griffin, PsyD, an associate professor of psychiatry and pediatrics at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, told Verywell.

"Intensive usage of TikTok will result in a decline in brain performance and specifically weaken the ability to remember."
- Peng Sha and Xiaoyu Dong on Research on Adolescents Regarding the Indicate Effect of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress between TikTok Use Disorder and Memory Loss. Journal of Environment Research and Public Health.

"TikTok addiction can result in fatigue and a lack of focus in absorbing information from content with longer durations."
- Philipp Lorenz-Spreen on Accelerating Dynamics of Collective Attention which published by Nature Communications.


Elucidation
This means there is a gap between reality and the TikTok world. So what happens? People are forced to constantly watch TikTok because the real world is not as ideal as it is on TikTok. In the real world, we become depressed and stressed, thinking like "Why is the world so cruel ..." when it's actually just normal, lol.

Furthermore, teenagers who frequently use TikTok are more susceptible to stress, depression, and anxiety issues, as well as difficulties in understanding reality.

Moreover, due to short duration of the videos provided, when they are presented with something longer, like watching an 8-hour, even you can say it as a hour, programming course, they don't be able to finish it.

TikTok presents problem such as:
- Addiction
- Restlessness
- Lack of focus
- Damaging children's mental health
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Stress
- Feeling alienated
- Social comparison and self-esteem issues
- Cyberbullying
- Time-consuming and productivity loss
- Distorted perception of reality
- Inappropriate content exposure
- Online harassment
- Social isolation and reduced face-to-face interactions
- And so on ...

If someone were to express, "I enjoy programming. Hence, I engage with TikTok to seek out tips and tricks related to the programming realm!" Well, the trade-off of advantages (tips and tricks on TikTok) in this case does not justify the drawbacks (addiction of TikTok as mentioned above).

1. Teacher Quality Remains Poor: OECD
2. The Competence of Indonesian Primary School Teachers Is Substandard, and the Government’s Measures to Improve It Have Been Imprecise

The low level of education in Indonesia is attributed to the incompetence of teachers. Why are the teachers incompetence? It is because they are not equipped with the necessary tools for professional development.

In the year 2015, the Teacher Competence Test (UKG) was conducted. Their scores were extremely poor. The national average teacher scores were 40.14 (primary school), 44.16 (middle school), and 45.38 (high school). The minimum standard score in 2019 was 55. Last year, 2018, was raised to 75.

Seasonal affective disorder

Exposure to sunlight is important

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seasonal_affective_disorder

Lie still in bed

https://ognjen.io/lie-still-in-bed/

NIH Syndrome

Not invented here (NIH) is the tendency to avoid using or buying products, research, standards, or knowledge from external origins.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_invented_here

Impacts of Lack of Sleep

https://belkarx.github.io/posts/finished/Impacts%20Of%20Lack%20Of%20Sleep.html

A story about a student who solved problems that were beyond Einstein

We have no limitations when we think.

https://faculty.kfupm.edu.sa/COE/gutub/English_Misc/AcceptNoLimits.htm

Old Habits Die Hard: Why Teachers in Indonesia Still Struggle to Teach Critical Thinking

In Indonesia, students were memorized to what they learn about. Or, even the worst, they study only when exams were approaching.

https://theconversation.com/old-habits-die-hard-why-teachers-in-indonesia-still-struggle-to-teach-critical-thinking-197459

Stop making every conversation about yourself 
https://thoguhts.substack.com/p/stop-making-every-conversation-about

How Psychology Explains the Bystander Effect

a phenomenon in which the greater the number of people there are present, the less likely people are to help a person in distress.


https://www.verywellmind.com/the-bystander-effect-2795899

Ask yourself dumb questions – and answer them!

https://terrytao.wordpress.com/career-advice/ask-yourself-dumb-questions-and-answer-them/