Take the 2-minute tour ×  Recently I have been presented with
the question, "What makes something addictive, and why are some
activities more addicting than others?" This question intrigues
me, as logically, the answer would be along the lines of, "The
mind has a constant desire / falsified need to go through the
experience of the activity." And if you think about it, that's
just a definition of what causes addiction.  My question is:
what makes some fun things addictive and some things not, and
overall, "What is fun?" For example, your average adolescent
would find playing video games, watching television and
communicating through social media "fun", while also finding
recreational activities like drawing, playing sports, and, say,
board games "fun". Why then is the former list addicting and the
latter non-addictive?  If any activity the mind desires, once
achieved, can be described as "fun", then why aren't some things
addictive? And since some people find, say, studying or even
work "fun", then if some rou