Saltz shares how our neurons are like roads, and when we start an addictive habit that rewards us with dopamine, like winning when gambling, this pathway is small like a country road.īut as the habit is repeated, this road becomes larger like a highway and becomes an easier road for your brain to take. the market leaders (Palmu-Joroinen 2010). On top of that, we go into how willpower is like a muscle that you exercise and make stronger, but it takes a lot more than willpower to overcome addiction.Īnd finally, Dr. In addition, we also discuss why buying and checking crypto has the potential to be an addictive compulsive behavior. Image Source: Smartphone Mobile OS Market Share, May 2017 (IDC) Based in Nova. Market share of mobile operating systems worldwide 2012-2021. Bada provides mobile features such as multipoint-touch, 3D graphics and of course, application downloads and installation. Apples iOS had a comfortable share in 2009, but it lost the public favor, succeeding however in keeping a 11 share.
The unequivocal leader of the mobile OS market in South America is Android with a huge 78 share. Market share growth attracts developers in the right market, of course, rich people with money to burn is more interesting than freebie phones to teenagers with small allowances and the applications they build, especially those that have network effects, such as social games that are limited to one type of smart phone are especially. The Samsung Wave was the first smartphone to use this mobile OS. areppim line chart and statistics of percentage market share of mobile operating systems (OS) in South America since 2008. Saltz also explains why most addicts don’t go to psychiatrists because of their addiction, but because of the negative consequences produced by these addictions such as depression or anxiety. Bada is a proprietary Samsung mobile OS that was first launched in 2010. We discuss the difference is between compulsive behavior and substance addiction and their impact on our brains, what constitutes an addiction, and what you can do if you feel you have an addiction.ĭr. Gail Saltz, the Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the NY Presbyterian Hospital Weill-Cornell School of medicine and host of the “ How Can I Help?” podcast from iHeartRadio. In this episode of the Brains Byte Back podcast, will be looking at addiction in a general sense, but for the sake of this podcast and its technology focus, we will mainly be focusing on addiction relating to social media, while briefly touching on some other areas such as addiction to gambling, and even crypto.
The truth is, we all have our addictive tendencies and in today’s episode, we will be exploring addiction, how it develops, why it develops, and how to overcome it. Maybe you like food, maybe it’s gaming, or perhaps it’s social media. Follow us on your favorite podcast platform here – įind out more about our sponsor Publicize here –