My most capable clients are becoming prisoners of their phones – but there is a way out | Modern Mind

The first step is making scrolling a little harder by creating an obstacle, giving your rational brain time to catch up with your impulsive thumb The modern mind is a column where experts discuss mental health issues they are seeing in their work In my clinic, a woman in her early 40s recently described something she called “brain lapse”. She is an academic and sharp as a blade, a voracious reader and someone who has held many tasks front of mind for many years. She told me that now, howeve...

By Carly Dober