correct title should have been "Technology is Dopamine". It is really surprising to not see a mentioning of dopamine in an article on addiction of technology.
Btw, dopamine is also key player in heroin addiction.
>Yet people take breaks from technology and the internet all the time and are perfectly fine.
people take breaks from smoking, for example, all the time (i'm saying this as a 10 years long smoker - i was taking breaks from smoking and i was perfectly fine, just wanted to smoke the way i want to check email periodically. Quit smoking 10+ years ago, still check email/stocks/news looking for the "rush" though :)
Btw, dopamine is also key player in heroin addiction.
>Yet people take breaks from technology and the internet all the time and are perfectly fine.
people take breaks from smoking, for example, all the time (i'm saying this as a 10 years long smoker - i was taking breaks from smoking and i was perfectly fine, just wanted to smoke the way i want to check email periodically. Quit smoking 10+ years ago, still check email/stocks/news looking for the "rush" though :)