How The Internet Uses Your Reward System to Keep You Hooked

Today, we’re going to break down the science of Internet Addiction or as we like to call it: Information Obsession.

New technologies are always met with skepticism, and yet much of the skepticism we're hearing today dates back hundreds of years. Join us as we explore: where this obsession came from, why it has such a grip on us, how people use our phones to take advantage of our biology, and what we can do about it.

We are warned about the effects of long hours in front of screens, but what if the internet is actually a better way to experience reality?

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Sources:

Some See 'Physiological Changes' After Using Internethttp://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-40117312“Both heart rate and blood pressure increased in those who admitted extended time online - along with reported anxiety levels. There was no such changes for those with no internet-usage problems.”

Meet the tech company that wants to make you even more addicted to your phonehttps://techcrunch.com/2017/09/08/meet-the-tech-company-that-wants-to-make-you-even-more-addicted-to-your-phone/ “Now, armed with $1 million in seed funding and some initial data that their experiments in mind control actually work, Dopamine Labs is spending money to boost its staff and sales and marketing efforts to bring more apps in on its brain science.”

Louis Anslow Article - What technology are we addicted to this time?

https://timeline.com/what-technology-are-we-addicted-to-this-time-f0f7860f2fab

“From novels to telephones to smartphones, we’re always supposedly hooked on the latest medium. When a new thing comes along people say it’ll never catch on. When it catches on they say it’s a fad. When the fad gains enough traction, they say it’s an addiction.”

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