Popcorn brain can be managed with discipline in the following ways: 

• Education: Creating awareness and educating people about the duration of internet usage per day; the harm excess use causes; the need to balance its role in our lives; the need for digital detox to improve our focus/concentration/ relationships/life.
• Mindfulness: Practice mindfulness to increase focus, concentrate and avoid getting distracted. This improves cognitive functions, helps to manage emotions and improves our lives.
• Learning Techniques: Learning techniques like elaborative rehearsal, active learning and metacognitive reflection can improve long-term retention of information, among students and elders alike. This helps in developing critical problem-solving skills and improving cognitive behaviour.
• Boundaries: Set boundaries or time limits to limit the usage of social media interaction, screen time and digital devices. Do a digital detox and keep your digital devices at bay for at least a couple of hours each day. Gradually increase this time limit and see the magic.
• Example: Set an example by prioritising family time over real-time. Manage your popcorn brain by taking breaks and indulging in real activities instead – walking, conversing with your child, playing with your pet, cooking with your spouse, going for a movie with your friends, car-pooling with your neighbours, are some examples.  This will serve as an example to your family and children, and improve relationships. 
• Support: Support your children by being approachable, so they can discuss their fears, doubts and thoughts with you. Teach them to limit the time and usage of digital devices responsibly. Do not demean or scold them, as this will hamper their psychological health. Set child locks, as and where required, so that they do not engage in unsuitable and inappropriate content. 
• Routine: Set and follow a routine with fixed times for various activities. This will help organise your day better and complete your tasks and chores effectively.  
• Use Your Brain: Do simple calculations without the mobile /calculator; memorise phone numbers instead of speed dialling;  remember important dates and events instead of relying on the calendar; use your brain well, after all, it was what you have been doing before the advent of the digital devices.  
• Priority: List and prioritise your tasks as per importance and urgency. Learn to manage your tasks efficiently and complete them without errors. Cross-check them for any errors that may have been overlooked. 
• Digital Detox: Limit your screen time in the evening; take a digital detox daily; do not waste time on mindless doomscrolling, avoid phones before bedtime, turn off notifications, keep the phone on aeroplane mode, keep the phone away from your bed;  rather, do something worthwhile. Read a book, cultivate your hobby, learn a new skill, spend time in nature, move! 
• Mindfulness: Practice techniques like mindfulness, journalling, art therapy, dance therapy, music therapy, Yoga, to make the brain receptive to remembering things at its natural pace, instead of the continuous, non-stop, popping of digital media, which impacts the ability of the brain. 
• Creativity: Limit the use of digital media to reference information only. Use your brain and creativity instead of AI. When your brain is not being bombarded with information overload, it will be calmer and able to focus better. You will be able to get all the creative ideas you need easily. The brain will get time to focus and think out of the box.  
• Work: Managing screen time will enhance your focus, attention, efficiency and enable successful completion of tasks. Your self-confidence will improve, and you will feel happier and stress-free. Your relationships with your colleagues and superiors at work will improve. 
• Relationships: Ignoring digital devices for real-time activities will improve interpersonal relationships. Attending your child’s concert, taking your parents for medical checkups, and going to a spa with your BFF are some examples of simple everyday activities that foster your relationship bonds.  
• Health: Physical, psychological and emotional health benefits are also resultant from managing popcorn brain. Your overall health and fitness will improve and make you happier and calmer.