(CNN) Smartphones have become essential, but fixation with all they have to offer -- apps for social media, streaming, games and more -- can be a slippery slope. Mainly because of insufficient research, phone addiction isn't actually an official, medically accepted diagnosis. If you're finding it hard to look up from your phone these days, here are 12 ways to start moving in the right direction. "Get a sense of what particularly pulls you in," she added, whether it's texting, social media or scrolling through the internet. Some friends prohibit phone use during dinner or stack their phones and say the first person to cave and use his phone foots the bill.

Source: CNN July 07, 2021 16:18 UTC