Do you sometimes feel guilty for being lazy all day? It might seem like you’ve worked for several hours, but still haven't really done anything. Perhaps you urgently need to complete an important task, but you deliberately put it off, or you can't focus. If this sounds familiar, it’s probably not your fault, but your smartphone's. Well, that plus your brain and a unique substance inside it called dopamine. So how to train yourself to check your phone less? Life without smartphones seems impossible. Talking to friends, likes, YouTube, movies, photos, games – we love all the stuff they provide. But we’re so into our phones that we don't notice the bad sides: short attention spans, poor work capacity, and stress. Are there any ways to use your phone less? We’ve got a solution.

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