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Are Smartphones Necessary Anymore?

Cal Newport · 8 Jan 2019 · calnewport.com ↗

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  1. Our reading

    The problem the smartphone was invented to solve is now better solved by other devices, so its place in daily life rests on habit rather than necessity.

    Their wordsThe original smartphones solved a real problem: how do I check in on work when away from my office computer? This problem is now better solved by more recent innovations.
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