Devices · 1h ago
Why you reach for your phone first thing — and how to stop
Psychologists explain that morning phone use stems from a desire for low-effort dopamine hits, not necessity. The habit can increase anxiety and reduce focus for the rest of the day. Simple changes like placing the phone across the room or using a physical alarm clock can help break the cycle.
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This is less a tech problem and more a behavioral one, but device design and notification systems are complicit in exploiting our morning vulnerability.
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‘Our brains were not necessarily meant to be this stimulated first thing in the morning’: psychologists explain why you reach for your phone as soon as you wake up — and what you can do to stop it →
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