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When Do Not Disturb Mode Increases Your Anxiety

I set my phone to Do Not Disturb but then I keep manually checking it anyway because what if something important happens and I miss it and everyone thinks I don't care.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The attempt to create boundaries with technology reveals the deeper fear of disconnection and irrelevance.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The examined technological life — intentional use?”

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