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You’re Not Addicted to Technology. Here’s What’s Happening Instead. - Nir And Far

Nir And Far: Business, Behaviour and the Brain

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The Story of Tech Addiction

The story of tech addiction is not simply one about fears of technology or a confusion between overuse and something more pathological. It's because when you hear or tell this story repeatedly, something is happening to me. You create what psychologists call learned helplessness. If tech is addictive after all, how can we have any power? We must need someone else to help us.

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