Scrollsnacking: Why We Scroll, How the Body Stays Engaged, and How to Use It Without Losing Time

Why do you keep scrolling even when you’re not enjoying it?
And why does it feel so hard to stop, even when nothing in the feed really matters?

Scrollsnacking offers a calm, human explanation for a behavior almost everyone recognizes but rarely understands.

This book introduces two simple ideas that change the conversation entirely: scrollsnacking, the everyday habit of casual, non-directed scrolling, and swipe surfing, the physical body loop that keeps the thumb moving even when interest fades. Instead of framing scrolling as addiction, failure, or lack of discipline, Dr. Dan Boynton explains what is actually happening in the body, attention, and nervous system during these moments.

This is not a productivity book.
It is not a detox plan.
It does not ask you to quit your phone or fight your habits.

Instead, Scrollsnacking helps you notice when scrolling is genuinely restful and when it quietly stops helping. Through short chapters, relatable examples, and body-based awareness tools, you’ll learn why time disappears in the feed, why stopping can feel harder than starting, and how small physical shifts can restore choice without guilt or force.

Inside, you’ll discover:

• Why most scrolling is neither doomscrolling nor addiction

• How swipe surfing works as an embodied habit, not a mental failure

• The difference between scrolling that regulates and scrolling that drains

• Why fatigue, anxiety, ADHD traits, and transitions make scrolling feel effortless

• Gentle ways to interrupt the loop without restriction or shame

• Practical noticing tools you can use immediately, no tracking required

Written in a clear, grounded voice, Scrollsnacking is for anyone who wants a healthier relationship with their attention without turning everyday behavior into a moral problem.

You don’t need more discipline.
You don’t need to delete your apps.
You just need language for what’s already happening.

Scrollsnacking is the behavior.
Swipe surfing is how the body does it.
Once you can name both, everything changes.