Constant craving: how digital media turned us all into dopamine addicts
Dopamine specializes in driving all the various manifestations of desire, from our sexual appetites to our quest for knowledge.
Steven Kotler • The Art of Impossible
Smartphones provide a nearly endless stream of potential dopamine: a ‘positive social interaction’, or something resembling it, is always but a swipe away. As a result, we’re often mindlessly reaching for our phones without really knowing why and, if we cannot find our phone, we may feel a pang of anxiety.When we sit down to work, our brains don’t ... See more