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Our smartphone addiction is killing us – can apps that limit screen time offer a lifeline?

  • Written by Ashley Whillans, Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
The solution to too much screen time may just be more apps.THE YOOTH/Shutterstock.com

We’re squandering increasing amounts of time distracted by our phones. And that’s taking a serious toll on our mental and physical well-being.

Perhaps ironically, software developers themselves have been on the forefront of efforts to solve this...

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