Block uses 19th-century tech to combat smartphone addiction
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Amsterdam-based product designer Ernst Koning has invented a portable hexagon-shaped Faraday cage to help us switch off from our smartphones.
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Am I an Idiot for Wanting a Dumber Phone?
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PDF) Are mobile phones the 21st century addiction?
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Tech bosses limit their kids' time on smartphones: why shouldn't we?, Jean M Twenge
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Are Smartphones Really Destroying the Lives of Teenagers?
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How TikTok's Addictive Anti-Aesthetic Conquered Culture
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Internet, smartphone and social media use around the world
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Am I an Idiot for Wanting a Dumber Phone?
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Everything You Need to Break Up With Your Phone, From Free Tricks to Phone Safes
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Addiction: Apt metaphor for (over)use of digital technology? – Digital Society Blog
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Block uses 19th-century tech to combat smartphone addiction
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Digital Dementia is Real and You Really Can and Should Prevent it – Tech Wellness
The Tech to Help You Beat Your Tech Addictions - WSJ
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How to Block Instagram and Stop Wasting Time - Freedom Matters
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20 Best Smartphone Books of All Time - BookAuthority