Fact #3 (cause):The brain on “smartphone” is the same as the brain on

cocaine: we get an instant high every time our screen lights up with a new
notification. It’s all thanks to dopamine, the feel-good chemical that gets
released every time you do something you enjoy, like eating your favourite
meal or getting a hundred likes on your latest Instagram post. Dopamine
reinforces (and motivates) behaviour that makes us feel good and, in turn,
can create addiction.

With the advanced technology in these modern times, smartphones give us easy access to
many functions, such as for communication, navigation, photography and entertainment. It
also allows us to access social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook and Twitter
from anywhere and at any time. According to scientific research, every time we get a
notification on our smartphone, it stimulates the feel-good chemical in our brain, also known
as dopamine. Over time, this constant and repeating release of the dopamine feel-good
chemical reinforces behaviour that makes us feel good and happy from getting many
constant notifications. Just like drugs, this will slowly make people get addicted to getting
notifications on their smartphones, which will motivate them to keep using it constantly and
for many purposes. Additionally, this constant need to check our smartphones for
notifications keep us distracted and reduces our ability to stay focused. Over time, this
affects productivity and discipline.