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13 small ways to ditch your phone and live more in the moment

From downgrading your technology to leaving your phone on silent, Life Kit listeners share their best tips for taking a break from the internet.
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A few weeks ago, right after I finished producing this Life Kit episode on how to take a break from our screens, I passed a mom and her daughter on their way to the park. The mom stopped suddenly. Patting her pockets frantically, she turned to her daughter and said, "Sweetie, we have to go back to the car. I forgot my phone."

Her daughter, who was already making a beeline toward the swings, turned to her mom and said, "Why?"

My ears immediately perked up: Here was a perfect example for our episode. Even someone who had grown up around smartphones

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