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What is the difference between a person reading a magazine or a book, and a person looking at their phone?
Is there something different going on in the brain between the two? People who wouldn’t dream of reading a book while they’re driving seem to easily justify looking at their phone.
What about in a doctor’s waiting room? What is your perception of someone looking at their phone, vs someone reading a magazine?
Why do you suppose it’s so different? Is it because phones are kind of like whispering secrets, where as you can see what kind of book or magazine someone is reading?
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