Gamification = Brain Hacking!

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I have noticed the results of this - everywhere you go, everybody seems to be using their phones - during meals, walking down the street, out with friends. There was a piece on "60 Minutes" this past Sunday on it - and I was taken aback by the philosophy behind it all. They are purposely creating device addicts!

Here is just a brief excerpt (you can't get the whole piece without "joining" 60 Minutes All Access!):

Silicon Valley insider on why smartphones are "slot machines" - YouTube

I really do wonder about what this is doing to the brain chemistry of our children and young people (Old Fogey Alert, I guess!).

Nancy

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I smoked until a vascular surgeon informed me of the damage I had done to myself by doing so. I quit 11 years ago, and I can swim laps virtually FOREVER now, walk most other days 40 minutes to an hour and a half. What a difference quitting has made in my life! I strive to help others find this wonderful freedom from addiction, too.

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Gamification = Brain Hacking!