Why technology is addictive and what to do about it

He tells The Current's Anna Maria Tremonti

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that the average person spends 3 hours and 42 minutes staring at screens each day, and that number is rising.

Most people generally underestimate how long they are on their devices. Alter includes himself in this category and suggests several apps that can be used to track actual screen time use. (See below for apps)

Alter explains the success of social media platforms are that they have many ingredients that make it irresistible — the biggest being that a reward is within reach but yet never guaranteed, much like gambling.  

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