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by superhuzza 2749 days ago
'The mere presence of your phone — even if it’s powered off, and even if you’re actively and successfully ignoring it — “reduces available cognitive capacity”'.

I thought this was interesting. Our focus is so sensitive that knowing it's within physical proximity is distracting. I bet most people wouldn't have guessed there is a difference between 'in a drawer' and 'in another room'.