As we discovered in our research on digital cognition, the U.S. desperately needs to help voters grapple with the information overload, emotional manipulation, and shortcuts in reasoning that digital tools provoke. In our research on digital cognition, we underscore that the speed, scale, and precision of digital tools today surpass earlier information revolutions. We need ways to help our brains, and our democracy, counteract their negative effects while we enjoy their benefits.With the midterms upon us, and 2024 candidates preparing to throw their hats in the ring, federal, state, and local election administrators, together with platforms and news outlets, need to help voters grapple with the information overload and the unnaturally immersive experience that digital tools can provoke.