Trying a digital detox
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What did the speaker change for a month?
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: Where the phone stayed at night
The phone was kept outside the bedroom.
Which change was most noticeable?
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: Calmer, more deliberate mornings
The biggest difference was in how the speaker started the day.
How was concern about urgent contact reduced?
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: Family received the house phone number
Giving family another contact number reduced the worry.
What conclusion does the speaker draw?
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Correct answer: Changing the environment helped more than a vague promise
The location of the phone mattered more than merely intending to use it less.
How does the speaker view the new habit?
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Correct answer: Worth keeping with some exceptions
The speaker plans to continue, with exceptions while travelling.
What did the speaker change for a month?
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Correct answer: Where the phone stayed at night
The phone was kept outside the bedroom.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: Calmer, more deliberate mornings
The biggest difference was in how the speaker started the day.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: Family received the house phone number
Giving family another contact number reduced the worry.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: Changing the environment helped more than a vague promise
The location of the phone mattered more than merely intending to use it less.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: Worth keeping with some exceptions
The speaker plans to continue, with exceptions while travelling.
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