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Try putting your iPhones down every once in a while and look at people’s faces.
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The advice is to stop looking at your phone from time to time and pay attention to the people physically around you. “Look at people’s faces” suggests noticing their expressions and giving them direct attention instead of letting the screen interrupt every interaction.
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