Hooked by Design: How Big Tech Captures Your Attention and What You Can Do About It

You didn't lose your focus. It was taken. Every app on your phone was built by teams of engineers, behavioral scientists, and UX designers with one goal: to keep you scrolling. The infinite feed, the red notification badge, the dopamine hit of a new like — none of it is accidental. It's engineered. And it's working exactly as designed. In March 2026, a landmark federal verdict found Meta and Google liable for designing platforms that deliberately hook young users. But here's what that verdict didn't tell you: the same psychology used on teenagers is being used on all of us, every single day. This course pulls back the curtain. You'll learn exactly how Big Tech captures your attention, why your brain is wired to fall for it, and — most importantly — how to take your focus back without deleting everything and moving off the grid.