Lifestyle Desk, New Delhi: Do your hands go towards your phone first as soon as you open your eyes or do you also sleep with your phone near your pillow, so that you can scroll for some time after waking up in the morning? If yes, then you are not alone. Nowadays, most people check their phone first after waking up in the morning.
Often people consider it as mobile addiction that due to the habit of using the phone all day long, they look at the phone first thing in the morning, but you will be surprised to know that it is not just an addiction. Actually, this could also be a behavior related to our brain. Let us know about this.
The brain needs new information
Checking the phone first thing after waking up in the morning has a direct connection with the behavior of the brain. When we wake up, our brain wants to reconnect with the outside world and look for new information. Therefore, to know what is going on outside or to reduce FOMO, the first thing your brain asks you to do is to check.
Gradually, waiting for any notification or eagerness to get new information becomes a habit, which becomes so strong with time that without thinking anything, the first thing a person starts checking his phone as soon as he wakes up. This becomes an automatic response.
How do you get trapped in this trap?
The habit of checking your phone as soon as you wake up in the morning works on the cue-routine-reward cycle. In this cycle you get the cue from everyone. As soon as the eyes open, the brain sends you signals. After this you immediately unlock the phone and starts scrolling.
As soon as we receive any notification or message on the phone, our mind feels relieved that we have not missed any important work or have received some new information and have made a connection with the outside world. This is a kind of reward for the brain and the brain starts repeating this cycle every day.
Is it smartphone addiction?
Checking your phone as soon as you wake up in the morning is not necessarily an addiction. Checking your phone for a few minutes after waking up in the morning may be a result of your brain being curious, but if it turns into mindless scrolling for hours, it can have a huge impact on your focus and productivity.
