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How your phone keeps you scrolling ... even when you want to stop
You pick up your phone to do one quick task, and suddenly 20 minutes have flown by without you even noticing. How do apps do that to you? Today on the show, we bring you an episode of Short Wave that explains how your ph...
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How your phone keeps you scrolling ... even when you want to stop is an episode from The Indicator from Planet Money by NPR. You pick up your phone to do one quick task, and suddenly 20 minutes have flown by without you even noticing. How d...
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Published Jun 19, 2026, 9:08 long, audio available.
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