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When work notifications interrupt family time

I refreshed my email seventeen times during my daughter's bedtime story tonight and she asked me why my phone was more interesting than the dragon in her book.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The compulsive need for digital stimulation has begun to erode the capacity for presence in intimate moments.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Shallow work and the attention economy?”

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