"The Digital Age: Fueling Our Innate Cravings for Novelty"

A recent study suggests that our innate craving for novelty, combined with the ease of access to new digital information, has amplified our compulsive "checking habits" and susceptibility to digital distractions. The research argues that the blame for our tech-driven distractions should be shifted from information overload to our minds' preference for novelty. The solution lies in constraining our digital interactions and creating friction in our digital environments to counteract our susceptibility to distractions.