[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":196},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post:\u002Fblog\u002Fdoomscrolling-habit-microlearning":3,"blog-related:\u002Fblog\u002Fdoomscrolling-habit-microlearning":106},{"id":4,"title":5,"author":6,"body":7,"date":87,"description":88,"draft":89,"extension":90,"image":91,"keywords":92,"meta":96,"navigation":97,"path":98,"related":99,"seo":101,"slug":102,"stem":103,"updated":104,"__hash__":105},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fdoomscrolling-habit-microlearning.md","Doomscrolling habit: replace empty scroll with micro-stories","Microloop",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":78},"minimark",[10,15,24,28,35,43,47,63,67,70],[11,12,14],"h2",{"id":13},"the-cue-is-always-the-same","The cue is always the same",[16,17,18,19,23],"p",{},"Boredom, transit, waiting in line—the ",[20,21,22],"strong",{},"cue"," that sends you to your phone is universal. Fighting the cue is exhausting. 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