If you’re like most other people, you’ve surely experienced the widespread “phantom vibration syndrome.” You perceive a notification buzz from your smartphone, pull it out of your pocket to check, and realize it was just your imagination. Nonetheless, one minute later, you do it again. And again.
It’s no secret that many of us are addicted to these tiny handheld computers we still call “phones,” which hold the worldwide web and a wealth of information at our fingertips—although we don’t usually take advantage of that, instead choosing to devour memes and social media from dawn till dusk.
