Comment by butlike

I totally believe there's a correlation between addiction and the aha moment. You don't even need to "aha!" with facts; pairing emotion to a simple fact will suffice.

Try pairing a feeling to: "So THAT'S how a mouse cursor moves"

"So THAT'S why revolving doors move clockwise!"

"So THAT'S why lights at night feel cosy!"

With a little practice, you can arbitrarily get 'aha' moments. I assume the good feeling is some sort of dopamine release where my brain is rewarding me for "figuring something out," even though I've kind if hijacked the mechanism.