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When removing notifications increases rather than decreases phone checking

I disabled all social media notifications but now I compulsively check the apps manually every few minutes because what if something important happened.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Controlling the external trigger has amplified the internal compulsion.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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