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    Are Smartphones Outsmarting Us?

    enNovember 14, 2020
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    About this Episode

    All humans want to be loved. Smartphones and the Internet are tools that promise to connect us to one another. Rarely do we stop to ask ourselves: do we use these tools, or do they use us? Do smartphones lead to a breakdown in communication? Do they play to our insecurities? What are the greatest dangers of smartphones? What must we do to prepare ourselves to use smartphones well? How can we cultivate a proper spirit of detachment? How can we protect ourselves from misusing smartphones and from being used by them?

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