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#293 - Adam Alter - The Psychology Of Phone & Tech Addiction

Modern Wisdom

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Variable Schedule Rewards - Why Are They So Convenient?

In the evolutionary past, humans would go out and hunt for food. They'd catch a bison every 100 days to feed their whole tribe. The traits that were embedded in those people are now expressed in us because they survived. In general, just persevering is what drives people on - not winning overtime, you keep going.

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