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Why we check empty inboxes compulsively

I refresh my email obsessively even though nothing important ever comes and I know this but I can't seem to stop.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The possibility of stimulation becomes more compelling than the certainty of present-moment availability.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Attention and its relationship to time?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.