Do you find it hard not    1     (check) your phone every couple of minutes? Do you respond to notifications (通知) as soon as they come in? If so, you're not alone, and you might be interested to know what    2     (make) us keep checking our phones.

As we know, when we do get the rewards: a like, a follower, comments or shares of    3     (we) posts, it excites the brain and produces a chemical    4     (call) dopamine (多巴胺). This is a chemical    5     provides a "feel-good" response to these rewards. Meanwhile,this dopamine hit can become addictive    6     encourage us to go back to our phones hoping fora reward again. This addictive loop is one of the biggest     7     (reason) why we are checking our phones every couple of minutes.

So, what are some of the ways we can break this addictive loop so that real life does not pass by? The first is to turn off all notifications on your phone so that you cannot    8    (disturb) by the attractive messages. Next is to put your phone out of sight, in a drawer or in another room. This is particularly    9     (help) if you are preparing yourself    10     exams.Finally, look for and create opportunities for gaining dopamine hit in other ways, such as exercise or music.