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Spending too much time on your phone? Behavioral science has an app for that

  • Written by Ashley Whillans, Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
Spending too much time on your phone? Behavioral science has an app for thatJust sitting on a park bench, completely ignoring each other.Vlad Teodor/shutterstock.com

We’re squandering increasing amounts of time distracted by our phones. And that’s taking a serious toll on our mental and physical well-being.

In 2017, U.S. adults spent an average of three hours and 20 minutes a day using their smartphones and...

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