While finding the will to study for your upcoming midterm exam or work on a report you need to present at a meeting is a challenge on its own, your phone probably makes this challenge even tougher.

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It’s hardly a revelation that we’re living in an era of distraction and smartphone addiction. Our phones interrupt us, hijack our attention, and tempt us into scrolling. Even when we aren’t ...