#293 - Adam Alter - The Psychology Of Phone & Tech Addiction

<p>Adam Alter is a Professor of Marketing at New York University's Stern School of Business and an author.</p> <p>Most adults report that they are within an arm's reach of their phone for 24 hours a day. Our devices have slotted themselves into our lives seamlessly, but controlling our screentime is becoming increasingly difficult.</p> <p>Expect to learn the psychological tricks tech companies are using to keep you hooked, what Adam thinks the best strategies are to control screentime, what our concerns should be with VR technology, why cliffhangers are so powerful and much more...</p> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p> <p class="p1">Get perfect teeth 70% cheaper than other invisible aligners from DW Aligners at <a href= "http://dwaligners.co.uk/modernwisdom"><span class= "s1">http://dwaligners.co.uk/modernwisdom</span></a></p> <p class="p1">Get 50% discount on your FitBook Membership at <a href="https://fitbook.co.uk/modernwisdom"><span class= "s1">https://fitbook.co.uk/modernwisdom</span></a> (use code MODERNWISDOM)</p> <p class="p1"><strong style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Extra Stuff:</strong></p> <p>Buy Irresistible - <a href= "https://amzn.to/3bVRRrq">https://amzn.to/3bVRRrq</a> </p> <p>Follow Adam on Twitter - <a href= "https://twitter.com/adamleealter">https://twitter.com/adamleealter</a> </p> <p><a href="https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/">Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity →</a> <a href= "https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/">https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/</a></p> <p>To support me on Patreon (thank you): <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom"><span class= "s1">https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom</span></a></p> <p class="p1">-</p> <p class="p1"><strong>Get in touch. </strong>Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast">MW YouTube Channel</a> or message