Today’s “You Get the Gist” is about nomophobia. And you have to listen to find out what it is. (There’s a test for it in the show notes below…) I admit it. I have it. Not a severe case, but I’m as guilty as the next guy. So what follows is what it is and as always, what you can do about it. So now, you get the gist.
Important Links:
Here’s a test to see if you have it, created by Iowa State University.
American Academy of Sleep Medicine article on sleep and nomophobia.
Psychology Today great article by Susan Weinschenk on our brain chemistry and how it responds to our phones.
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