Why are cell phones addictive?

Why are cell phones addictive?

Edward Hallowell (Psychiatrist, Author) gives expert video advice on: What's the 'paradox of labor-saving devices'?; Why are cell phones addictive?; Aren't cell phones essential today? and more...

It's fun to talk on the phone, you know? I mean people love it and you know you go through airports, you go into restaurants, public places now and you see people with their little headsets on in cars; very dangerous but they're doing it. It's fun and the next thing you know you develop a habit and then it becomes second nature. You start reaching for your cell phone like a package of cigarettes or a jar of M&Ms. It's there and so you use it.