The bubble

4. The bubble: addiction and a second clock. When time narrows, the future contracts. A youth in headphones on a phone, ringed by game, video and infinite-scroll icons. Addiction can narrow future horizons, blur repeated days so time feels shorter, and recovery often uses a second clock, one day at a time. Part 15.

Addiction narrows the future to the next dose. Recovery runs on a second clock, one day at a time.

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