Gaia Bernstein on Gaining Control Over Addictive Technologies
Beyond the To-Do List - Productivity for Work and Life
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The Importance of Dopamine in Addiction
The phone is a symptom of addiction. We've gotten almost to this point of habitualizing the mentality that we want the information hit often. So many designs on the internet are based on that. When you don't have your phone, you forgot it. You're standing there. And you know what to do with yourself. I remember going above ground and realizing that I left my son in New York City. Now I teach classes at law school. It's not just about FOMO fear of missing out. It's more over, well, I don't have a way to get ahold of other people.
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