The Problem

The Problems the Web Creates

The web didn’t just change how we communicate. It reshaped how we think, breathe, sleep, and relate to each other.

What promised connection and freedom has instead created patterns that leave us anxious, distracted, and wired-but-tired.

Here are the four biggest ways it shows up:

  1. Why You Can’t Stop Checking Your Phone

The unconscious reach. The phantom buzz. The “just five minutes” that becomes an hour.
It feels like weakness, but it isn’t — it’s your nervous system caught in a loop.

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The 14 Dysfunctions

From polarization to information overload, the web creates dozens of problems that each chip away at clear thinking.

Individually they’re challenging. Together, they create chronic dysregulation.

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Why Digital Detox Fails

Quick fixes promise relief — digital detoxes, app blockers, productivity hacks. But they don’t last.

Instead they create cycles of shame and false progress while the biology underneath goes untouched.

The Comfortable Exit Trap

Restriction and willpower don’t work when your nervous system is dysregulated.

The more you try to fight biology with rules, the faster it rebounds.

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The Thread That Runs Through All of It

All of these problems share a root: your biology has adapted to constant digital stimulation.

That’s why the problem feels bigger than willpower or self-control — and why recovery has to start at the biological level, not just with more rules about your phone.