It’s early evening on any given day. Amy grabs her phone and checks if there are new messages. Almost a half-hour later, Amy has checked her device eight times. Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter ...

You’re standing in line at the grocery store or waiting for an elevator. You have no more than a minute to kill. And yet, before you’ve even processed what you’re doing, you’ve pulled out your phone ...

It’s early evening on any given day, Amy grabs her phone and checks if there are new messages. Almost a half-hour later, Amy has checked her device eight times. An hour has passed. Amy has checked her ...

You may underestimate how frequently you look at your device, and you may be paying a price with more attention and memory lapses. For many of us, checking our phones has probably become an ...