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This teen gave up her smartphone. It changed her life. (The New York Times)

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    • 07 MAR 23
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    This teen gave up her smartphone. It changed her life. (The New York Times)

    How many hours do you spend on your phone each day? Probably more than you’d like. In our technology-saturated world, we rely on our devices for what feels like an endless list of daily tasks — everything from staying up-to-date on Twitter to killing time at the post office. The idea of reclaiming any degree of independence from our smartphones can often feel impossible.

    For the 17-year-old Logan Lane, the solution was to quit cold turkey. Lane grew up in Brooklyn and was a screen-addicted teenager who spent hours curating her social media presence on Instagram and TikTok. Then, a little over two years ago, Lane started questioning whether living a life of constant connection was actually a good thing and made the decision to ditch her smartphone altogether. She began assembling a “Luddite Club” — a group of teenagers who reject technology and its creeping hold on all our lives.

    Listen to  the podcast here:

    https://nyt.simplecastaudio.com/db4d7883-cea7-4c02-bd16-15ce235fa210/episodes/66b388fc-791f-4523-9e98-e1aa88a272a4/audio/128/default.mp3

    https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/02/opinion/teen-luddite-smartphones.html?campaign_id=190&emc=edit_ufn_20230225&instance_id=86293&nl=from-the-times&regi_id=93965718&segment_id=126297&te=1&user_id=577ddf60b5247307f51b65cfb9e82a83

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