Scrolling might make you MORE bored, not less

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Many people get into their phones when they’re bored, then scroll through social media in the hopes of alleviating that boredom. But new research suggests that swiping from video to video might increase boredom, not alleviate it. Tippapatt/Getty Images

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Have you ever scrolled through a TikTok video without finishing it? Switched between YouTube videos halfway through one or the other? Fast-forwarded a Netflix episode that just wasn’t holding your interest?

That habit is called “digital switching” — and it might be making your boredom worse.

At least, that’s what

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