Underestimating Time and Behavioral Architecture for Phone Usage

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This chapter explores the planning fallacy bias, where individuals underestimate task completion time, and discusses the impact of mobile phones on focus. It introduces the concept of behavioral architecture to reduce phone usage, including keeping the phone out of reach or in a different room during work or family time.

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