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technology as well. For example, how often have you found yourself on your phone checking work emails during a lunch with family on the weekend? This is just one of many examples of the addiction effect of infomania.
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by an average of 10 points during the bombardment session, but not everyone was affected to the same extent; men were distracted more than women. In 2010,
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