The Impact of Smartphones on Sleep and Social Interactions

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This chapter discusses the negative impact of smartphones on sleep and social interactions, highlighting the importance of keeping phones away during social settings. It references a research experiment by Professor Elizabeth Dunn involving two groups of friends at a cafe, one with phones on the table and the other without, which showed that the group without phones enjoyed the meal more.

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