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How to Get a Friend to Put Away Their Phone
distractions can get in the way of being fully present with the people we love. Here's how to politely do something about it. When one person takes out their phone at dinner, it acts as an external trigger. Psychologists call this phenomenon social contagion. The remedy for distraction in social situations involves the development of new norms that make it taboo to check your phone when in the company of others.