I’m Beating My Smartphone Addiction

Mobile devices are easily adjustable. Brains are not.

Bloomberg Opinion
Aug 29, 2017 · 5 min read
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By Leonid Bershidsky

Most of the research on phone addiction and deprivation is done on students. It’s not just the “kids these days,” though. At 45, I’m a recovering addict. It’s been four months since I uninstalled social networking apps, three months since I last posted on Facebook, and…

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