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When phone separation anxiety overrides present moment joy

I accidentally left my phone at home and spent the whole day feeling anxious and reaching for it even though I was having more real conversations than usual.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Attachment to devices can persist even when their absence demonstrably improves experience.

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