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It was 3.30 in the morning when I realized I needed to break up with my phone. I was holding my baby in my arms as I scrolled through eBay, feeling a bit delusional with fatigue, when I had a brief out-of-body experience in which I saw the scene as if I were an outsider.
There was my baby, gazing up at me. And there was me, looking down at my phone.
Catherine Price is the author of How to Break Up With Your Phone and the How to Feel Alive newsletter, dedicated to helping people scroll less and live more.
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