Doomscrolling belongs right up there with smoking, biting your nails or procrastinating; it's an addictive habit that's hard to break. We're hardwired to pay attention to what everyone else is paying attention to and negative is what goes viral. Humans are good at knowing how to push each other's buttons says Dr Jay Van Bavel, a professor of psychology and neural science at NYU.
He makes the case that a small number of people drive most of the problems on social media. We'll talk to him about his simple solution to replace doom with room for a good experience online.
Photo: Courtesy Dr Jay Van Beval
