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44%

Percentage of constant
checkers who feel
disconnected from
their family, even when
they are together
Source: American
Psychological Association

people who continually
look at emails, texts and
social media accounts-
feel disconnected from
their family, even when
they are together, versus 25 percent of those
who aren't constantly
checking their tech.
According to the same
report, constant checkers
have higher stress when
they look at work email
on nonwork days and
worry more than others
about the physical and
mental health effects of
social media.

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48 states have made
texting while driving a
criminal offense. If anyone has ever stopped
a conversation with
you to answer a text,
you know it's rude, right?
And Harvard researchers found that lightemitting devices
suppress levels of
the sleep hormone
melatonin and disrupt
deep sleep.

PHOTO BY STOCKSY

3

During dinner,
you:

A. Watch TV or your
mobile device
B. Look at your phone
sparingly and
discreetly

C. Return emails,
but only if they're
work-related
D. Put your devices in
silent mode-this is
time for you
You probably know
that D is correct.
But if you're being
honest, what's your
answer? (We'll wait.)
If you circled A, B or
C, you might not be
appreciating your food
or your company. A
study published in the
Journal of Experimental
Social Psychology
found that phone use
during meals lowered
diners' enjoyment.

You don't
think you are a
"constant checker"
because you:
4

A. Feel pretty connected
to your family
B. Check work email
just a few times on
nonwork days
C. Worry about social
media affecting
your health
D. All of the above
The answer is A.
According to the
American Psychological
Association's "Stress
in America: Coping
with Change" report,
44 percent of "constant
checkers"-a term for

You routinely
experience:

A. Short attention span
B. Burning or
watering eyes
C. The ability to put
down your phone
and walk away
D. A real desire for
more screen time
Answer C is for control-and you've got it.
As for the others? Experts
believe that excessive
screen use is shortening
our attention spans and
producing headaches
and eye strain. And new
research raises an alarming possibility: The validation we get from social
media might lead to the
release of dopamine,
a chemical that causes
cravings. In other words,
screen time may trigger
our brain to tell us we
need more screen time.

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