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How Smartphones #Hijack Our #Minds

“Smartphones have become so entangled with our existence that, even when we’re not peering or pawing at them, they tug at our #attention, diverting precious cognitive resources. Just suppressing the desire to check our #phone, which we do routinely and subconsciously throughout the day, can debilitate our thinking. The fact that most of us now habitually keep our phones 'nearby and in sight,' the researchers noted, only magnifies the mental toll," writes the Wall Street Journal.

source: https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-smartphones-hijack-our-minds-1507307811

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