Reels Addiction: Why It's Real, Here to Stay, and How to Fight Back

• Reels addiction is a structural shift in digital platform design, exploiting neurological mechanisms for constant anticipation.
• Short-form video delivers rapid novelty, removing friction and natural stopping cues, leading to time distortion and restlessness.
• Dr. Rekha Chaudhari emphasizes it's engineered attention, not weak willpower, affecting both children and adults.
• Digital overconsumption weakens attention spans, reduces emotional tolerance, and causes inner fatigue.
• The Digital Fasting 1+1+1+1 formula offers practical boundaries: device-free morning, shared offline meal, human connection, and screen-free night.