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# PHONE ADDICTION

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Dr Anna Lembke: The smartphone has become the modern-day hypodermic needle
The Stanford professor examines how social media is driving our digital dependence, and what we can do to break the habit.
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Oct 14th 2021, 3:00 PM
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Security man who missed a break-in because he was looking at his mobile phone loses job
At the WRC hearing, the man said ‘his mobile phone was like an extension of his arm’.
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Jan 1st 2018, 2:20 PM
# lunch crunch
Poll: Do you use your phone at mealtimes?
Your daily bite-sized ballot break.
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Apr 18th 2017, 12:45 PM
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Glued to your phone? Here are some tips for managing mobile addiction
Try setting it down and having a conversation with someone in front of you instead.
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Aug 5th 2015, 8:00 AM
# i-intervention
11 signs you're too attached to your mobile phone
Your one true love.
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Jul 13th 2014, 9:30 AM
# mobile addict
Increase in nomophobia (fear of being apart from your phone)
Do you check your mobile more than 34 times a day? You might have a new tech-driven phobia…
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May 10th 2012, 6:13 PM