Category: Attention & Distraction
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Most people think their phone is just a tool. A communication device. A bit of entertainment. Something useful to have nearby. But modern phones do something far more powerful than most people realise. They train behaviour. Quietly. Repeatedly. Constantly. Every notification, vibration, badge icon, swipe, refresh and short-form hit of novelty teaches your brain something.…
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A lot of people no longer know how to be bored. Not properly. Not without reaching for something. Not without filling the gap. Not without feeling that strange little itch to check a phone, open an app, refresh a feed, play a podcast, send a message, or consume something. And that should probably concern us…