Why do people check their phones even when no notification arrives?
Sometimes people wait for messages. Sometimes they wait for possibilities.
Nothing happened.\n\nYet the phone unlocks again.\n\nThe hidden mechanism is notification anxiety.\n\nHumans anticipate rewards constantly.\n\nPossibilities create excitement.\n\nUncertainty creates habits.\n\nPeople think notifications control behavior.\n\nVery often, expectations do.
