Just having it in sight during conversation keeps you from connecting with the person right in front of you, new research says. “It may make us think of other friends instead,” explains lead study author Andrew Pryzbylski of the University of Oxford. But did they make a lunch date with you? No! So tuck your phone into your bag and focus: At the very least, it’ll give you something real to post about on Facebook later.

Your phone is making you boring

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