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When your phone becomes a phantom limb

I lost my phone for two hours today and experienced what I can only describe as phantom limb syndrome and also the first real peace I have felt in months.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Digital devices become so integrated into identity that their absence creates both liberation and a profound sense of incompleteness.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Technology and human identity — who are we with our tools??”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.