[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":176},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-post:\u002Fblog\u002Fdoomscrolling-habit-microlearning":3,"blog-related:\u002Fblog\u002Fdoomscrolling-habit-microlearning":85},{"id":4,"title":5,"author":6,"body":7,"date":66,"description":67,"draft":68,"extension":69,"image":70,"keywords":71,"meta":75,"navigation":76,"path":77,"related":78,"seo":80,"slug":81,"stem":82,"updated":83,"__hash__":84},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fdoomscrolling-habit-microlearning.md","Doomscrolling habit: replace empty scroll with micro-stories","Microloop",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":58},"minimark",[10,15,24,28,35,43,47,50],[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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