It's called the infinite scroll—a design feature on social media, shopping, video and many other apps that continuously loads content as you reach the bottom of the page. Handy? Yes. Clever? Also yes.

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When life feels especially stressful and overwhelming, many of us automatically try to zone out and dissociate. Whether that means absent-mindedly scrolling on our phones, taking a long shower or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s called the infinite scroll – a design feature on social media, shopping, video and many other apps that continuously loads ...