Most of us know the feeling: you pick up your phone with no real purpose, and twenty minutes disappear. In this article I look at why compulsive scrolling is so hard to stop, what it does to our motivation and mental energy, and some practical approaches for anyone who wants to change their relationship with it.

Boredom has become something to escape rather than sit with. This article looks at how overstimulation, overthinking, and the pressure to be productive have quietly eroded our capacity for rest; and how we might begin to find our way back to it.