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The Automatic Phone Check You Don't Remember Making
Stop doom scrolling attempts usually fail because app restrictions don't address the real problem. You're watching TV. You pick up your phone. Face ID unlocks it. Your thumb hits the same spot on the screen where Instagram used to be. Now it opens your banking app. You stare at it confused. You weren't trying to check Instagram. You don't even remember picking up the phone. Your brain did it automatically, hunting for a dopamine hit you didn't consciously decide to seek.
ChatGPT suggested moving social apps to a deeper page or deleting them from the home screen entirely while keeping them on…
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