Are you checking your phone regulary if theres no updates?

Added: 2026-05-27

[00:00:06]You put it down.

[00:00:07]You pick it up.

[00:00:09]You didn't decide to put your hand, just did.

[00:00:12]>> [music] >> That's a variable reward loop, the same mechanism that makes slot machines the most addictive devices ever built.

[00:00:18]You are addicted to the possibility >> [music] >> of something being there.

[00:00:23]Put friction between you and the app.

[00:00:25]Move it off your home screen.

[00:00:27]Make the compulsive reach require one extra step.

[00:00:31]Research shows this single change reduces compulsive checking by up to 40% because the habit relies on zero friction.

[00:00:38]I'm Dr. Pi Addictive >> [music] >> and this is the psychology they never taught you.

[00:00:43]Tag someone who picks up their phone before they've even put it down.