We spend an average of 7 hours per day on screens connected to the internet. That includes 3 hours and 15 minutes spent on smartphones, which are checked an average of 58 times every day. Half of all screen time sessions begin within 3 minutes of the last, showing that phone usage is a habit that can soon become an addiction.
Addiction can be defined as a primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry. You go on your phone, you get rewarded. Rewards come in the form of dopamine and validation, the relief of boredom or the enjoyment of light entertainment. It keeps