Compulsive phone use — the culturally current term.
2 articles tagged “Doom Scrolling”
This piece looks at daily habits that reliably support motivation, focus, and mood — with an honest read on what the research does and doesn't say about dopamine, and less of the pop-neuroscience 'boost your levels' framing that oversimplifies how the system actually works.
This piece looks at what constant screen use actually does to attention, focus, and sleep — what the research supports and what it doesn't — and the practical strategies for reclaiming some of the mental space the always-on default has been costing.