Phones Make Us Dumber
Unused phones can quietly drain our attention
Rosie KaiserGuest
Juliana Krigsman
Lynn GershmanGuestBenita LeeHost
So it's not just young people who need to be thinking about how devices are impacting relationships, engagement, communication, attention.

The Mayo Clinic considers any screen time above two hours to be excessive.

But these two hours aren't accounting for the hours of screen time spent at home, followed by more at school.

From what I've heard from teachers, there's a chance they would like to engage with students more and with tech less.

So it's not just young people who need to be thinking about how devices are impacting relationships, engagement, communication, attention.

The Mayo Clinic considers any screen time above two hours to be excessive.

But these two hours aren't accounting for the hours of screen time spent at home, followed by more at school.

From what I've heard from teachers, there's a chance they would like to engage with students more and with tech less.
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Unused phones can quietly drain our attention
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