Author: Ben Angel / Source: Entrepreneur

Entrepreneur Network partner Ben Angel knows exactly why you can’t go a minute without picking up your phone. It isn’t because you’re lazy or a millennial with no social skills. Instead, it has to do with the basics of psychology and a term called “operant conditioning.” The concept is fairly simple: Your actions are influenced by the reward you received from similar, past actions.

For example, checking your news feed is rewarding. You connect with friends and people you admire, learn about the news and more. So, you associate your social…

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