A life was saved twice a week by an automated text messaging system during the fraught early days of the COVID-19 pandemic and, overall, the patients who enrolled in that system were 68 percent less likely to die than those not using it. These insights about Penn Medicine’s COVID Watch—a system designed to monitor COVID-19 […]
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Most of us are unaware of how much time we actually spend on our phones. If you really count the minutes, it’s likely more than you realized. In the early spring of last year, it was reported that the average user spent 4.3 hours a day on their mobile device (via Forbes). That’s a lot […]
3 Daily Texting Habits Of Couples In Happy Relationships
We hate to be the bearer of bad news, but there’s no equation for the perfect relationship (although Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds would have us believe otherwise.) There is, however, some undisputable research on the topic. Take this, for example: Researchers have found the way you communicate with your partner via text (and vice […]
I spend a lot of time texting with my friends. Is it possible to be addicted to texting?
Texting is a great way to keep in touch with friends and family, but since it is a less intimate form of communication, there can be drawbacks. You may feel pressure to respond as soon as you get a text message to show your friends that you care, but the important point to remember is […]
This Common Coping Mechanism For Anxiety Could Actually Be Doing You More Harm Than Good
Live by the old adage, ‘a problem shared is a problem halved?’ You might wanna rethink that… According to Macquarie University clinical psychologist Danielle Einstein, learning to embrace uncertainty – without turning to friends for comfort – is the key to easing anxiety. “Our culture has changed immensely as a result of the smartphone,” she […]