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How to break that tech addiction

Man tied to his phone

Do you remember a time when addiction meant drug abuse? Now, it goes beyond that to include technology. While it was built with good intentions, some technologies are built so well that people have become hooked. 

In the book Irresistible, author Adam Alter found that more screen time tends to make people less happy and healthy. In fact, people who use multiple social media platforms have three times the risk of depression and anxiety.

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