Checking my phone the second I woke up—before I was fully awake, sometimes before I'd moved—was just being responsible.

At the core of notification addiction is dopamine, a neurotransmitter associated with reward, motivation, and anticipation. Notifications promise something socially or emotionally meaningful, a ...

You reach for your phone the moment you wake up, scroll through social media while drinking coffee, check notifications during every spare moment, and fall asleep with your device in hand. This ...