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    In the zone

    Sep 13, 2021 3 minutes
    Illustration:Joseph Joyce

    Surrounded by wifi and mobile reception, you are always available, reachable and answerable to anybody and anything demanding your attention.

    You try to break away. Try to take a phone-free walk. Try to change your relationships with your device by turning off notifications, imposing screen limits or visiting a digital detox retreat.

    We all still feel lured back online, feel the hand instinctively reach for the smartphone, feel some crazy internal urge to check email and Twitter and check

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