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Another theory holds that people have just grown so addicted to juggling that having more monitors simply creates a compulsion to check them.
Anecdotally, and non-clinically, I can say that my compulsion to check for new mail and run through my standard list of websites has at times affected my ability to function in the world.
No, the compulsion to check email and always be "poised to work" stems from the expectation that if you are not ready for that call from the boss then you are somehow deficient, disposable and lacking important qualities.
While gadget and social media addiction are lampooned for increasing teenage depression, and complaints abound that the constant compulsion to check apps and message conduits leaves us frazzled and scatterbrained, purveyors of wearable tech, app designers and even the NHS really want us to use our phones for soul-soothing.
For example, we can change how often we receive the distracting notifications that trigger our compulsion to check.
And while I'm here, I no longer feel the constant compulsion to check my mobile - it's not like being in a remote spot with a frustratingly slow or expensive connection, it's a completely different way of life.
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Certainly, the incessant need for a smoke in what was once the majority of the adult population has been replaced by a nearly equal compulsion to constantly check our devices.
A. A compulsion to surf the Internet and check e-mail stirs up a "desire to be in the know, to not be left out, that ends up taking up a lot of our time" — at the expense of getting things done, Mr. Ellwood said.
Or will they see in our compulsion to store a penchant for procrastination and hoarding?
Watch out for nervousness and compulsion to move.
As you create your success from this type of emotional stirring you can someday thank these people, maybe even offer them a check, because without their skepticism you would not have had such a deep compulsion to succeed.
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