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Feb 2022
46m 48s

How to Break Up With Your Phone and Have...

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We’re joined by Catherine Price, a science journalist and speaker, to talk about our relationship with our devices, how to achieve more screen-life balance, and the value of having more true fun. We discuss: How our attachment to our phones impacts our stress levels How social media manipulates our brain’s dopamine system The consequence of the manipulati ... Show More
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