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How come nobody's come up with a satisfying explanation as to why cell phones never show up in our dreams if we're using them for all day every day?
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How come nobody's come up with a satisfying explanation as to why cell phones never show up in our dreams if we're using them for all day every day?

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@jrl55

I'm thinking the cell phone's EM radiation interferes with the brain's abilities to form memories.

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@ydreply

You're close, it's not entirely cellphone EM radiation though. Some apps on the phone are designed to reduce how often you form memories.

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As an electronic engineer with a minor in computer science, I do not understand how that could happen. I would be very interested to hear a moderately-detailed explanation.

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@ydreply

The explanation is written in a book called Hooked by Nir Eyal. It's more psychological than computer-related.

A lot of apps are designed to form habits. This happens at such a subliminal level that most people don't even know they're being funneled into a habit. One of the main requirements to forming a habit is to reduce the tendencies of forming memories.

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