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Ep. 246: Kids and Phones

Deep Questions with Cal Newport

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The Data War: Why Young People Are More Anxious

This was a period in which almost any New York Times article on this issue would say with big caveats, there is some data, but it's contested. The first bit of troubling evidence emerged as we got more serious about this question was simply the timing that 2012,. That was a really strong pointer towards smartphones at play. And here's why: None of this fit 2012 in particular.

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