title: Why your phone is so hard to put down
prompt: A 40 second YouTube Short explaining why your phone is so hard to put down
goal: explain
audience: curious beginners; no jargon, one idea at a time
structure: explainer
length: 44
platforms:
- shorts
language: en-US
tone: warm, precise, confident; no hype words
brand:
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  url: ''
  tagline: ''
  logo: ''
  mode: light
  colors:
    bg: '#c9c6bf'
    surface: '#e4e1da'
    paper: '#d8d4cc'
    ink: '#0d0d0d'
    fg: '#151515'
    muted: '#4a4740'
    dim: '#77736b'
    accent: '#d63a1f'
    accent2: '#1f1f1f'
  fonts:
    sans: Inter
    serif: Fraunces
    mono: JetBrains Mono
    hand: Caveat
  font_files: []
points:
- Unpredictable rewards keep you checking
- Slot machines pay out the same way
- The feed feels like the same loop
- Take away the surprise
facts: []
sources:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinforcement
website:
  url: ''
  theme: light
  pages: []
  hide: []
  storage: {}
reference:
  src: ''
  videos: []
cta:
  text: ''
  url: ''
  kind: follow
voice:
  provider: kokoro
  language: en-US
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    voice_id: fydPJq00SigRIaPxWgiS
    model_id: eleven_multilingual_v2
    voice_settings:
      stability: 0.42
      similarity_boost: 0.8
      style: 0.18
      use_speaker_boost: true
      speed: 0.96
  fallback:
    provider: edge-tts
    voice: en-US-AndrewMultilingualNeural
    rate: +8%
    pitch: +0Hz
  pronunciations: {}
  delivery: punchy
  pick: kokoro_michael
  post: highpass=f=90,equalizer=f=250:t=q:w=1.2:g=-2.5,equalizer=f=5000:t=q:w=1.2:g=2.5,highshelf=f=9500:g=3,acompressor=threshold=-22dB:ratio=3.5:attack=5:release=90:makeup=3,aecho=0.9:0.9:18:0.05
  kokoro:
    voice: am_michael
    speed: 1.03
score:
  key: D
  mode: minor
  progression: i-VI-III-VII
  seed: 12345
  drums: false
captions:
  burn: auto
  style: pop
hashtags: []
slug: why-your-phone-is-so-hard-to-put-down
interview:
  answers:
    topic: 'Why your phone is so hard to put down: random rewards keep you checking'
    goal: explain
    audience: curious beginners; no jargon, one idea at a time
    platforms:
    - shorts
    length: 44
    style: paper-collage
    references: none
    hook: claim
    palette: mono-paper
    mode: auto
    type: grotesk
    texture: paper
    voice_energy: punchy
    voice: kokoro_michael
    music: dark-drone
    sfx: rich
    real_assets: mixed
    screen: none
    points: 'Unpredictable rewards keep you checking

      Slot machines pay out the same way

      The feed feels like the same loop

      Take away the surprise'
    cta: follow
    language: en-US
    captions: pop
    thumbnail: text_subject
    checkpoints: &id001
    - final
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    optional_installs: &id003
    - none
  confirmed: true
summary: 'Why your phone is so hard to put down: random rewards keep you checking'
style: paper-collage
hook:
  kind: claim
palette: mono-paper
type_feel: grotesk
texture: paper
music:
  mood: dark-drone
  search: dark ambient cinematic documentary
sfx:
  density: rich
assets:
  policy: mixed
screen:
  kind: none
thumbnail:
  style: text_subject
approvals:
  required: *id001
keys:
  provided: *id002
installs: *id003
pacing:
  change_every: 1.1
  hard_cuts_per_15s: 2
  transitions:
  - defocus
  - split
  - zoom
  - cut
  line_gap: 0.18
  snap: beat
  lead_in: 0.1
  tail: 0.2
  max_word_gap: 0.3
motif: one recurring real object per idea (photo cut-out), contact shadow top-left light
tempo:
  bpm: 120
publish:
  titles:
  - Why You Can't Put Your Phone Down
  - Your Phone Works Like a Slot Machine
  - The Lab Experiment Behind Your Feed
  - Why You Keep Checking Your Phone
  - Random Rewards Are Why You Scroll
  description: 'You don''t check your phone because it''s good. You check because you never know what''s next.

    The psychology of random rewards, from lab experiments to slot machines to your feed.'
  tags:
  - psychology
  - habits
  - phone addiction
  - variable reward
  - slot machine
  - attention
  - behavior
  - screen time
  - operant conditioning
  hashtags:
  - psychology
  - habits
  - shorts
  cover_at: 2.5