&gt; Secondly, almost any use of social media trains me to crave more -- it genuinely is addictive, and the unreliability of the novelty (&quot;refreshing in the hope of seeing something new&quot;) makes this all the worse.<p>That&#x27;s pretty much what it&#x27;s designed to do. Really recommend reading &quot;Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products&quot;  <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nirandfar.com&#x2F;hooked" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nirandfar.com&#x2F;hooked</a> or watch some of the authors videos like <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=hVDN2mjJpb8" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=hVDN2mjJpb8</a> or his talk at The Next Web <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=Z29RvrHPp1s" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=Z29RvrHPp1s</a>