It just seems, over the last many years, 'lazy brain' syndrome has become a thing perhaps it's due to technology doing everything for us smart phones, smart cars, but people are getting dumber by the minute. I remember those old commercials back in the mid/late 80s for RIF: Reading is Fundamental then the Hooked on Phonics stuff. Click to expand.I'm an English/Communications major who had a dream in college of working for CNN in one way or another, and I couldn't tell you how many shelves of books I have spread out over so many genres.