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"Screen Sober"

Or, Why I Can't Put My Phone Down

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Meredith Hinds
Jul 20, 2024
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The irony of putting this in a format that can only be read on a screen does not escape me, but here we go anyway...

From January to June, Jonny and I ran this household experiment we coined “screen sober.” The ground rule? No watching screens for entertainment. Which was splicing it thin when it comes to screen use. Could we use our smartphones for any …

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