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Sunday Best: You’re using your iPhone wrong

Smartphone addictions were never part of the plan.

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One big lesson from this past week? Never tweet. The swift reaction to the viral video that captured a Native American man and teenagers from Covington Catholic High School in Kentucky was both a lesson for journalists and an unfortunate reflection of America at this moment. Our responses to news events are only accelerated and intensified by the internet these days. But even outside the digital world, human behavior is a fascinating thing, so let's dive into it a bit deeper, shall we? — Alexandra March

What That Person's Body Language Really Means Jennifer Xiao By MIA MERCADO "Occasionally, she will swirl her head 360 degrees as a sign of demonic possession or because she's a cartoon and wants to be, like, 'What you just said was bonkers, my dude!'"

You're Using Your iPhone Wrong Zak Tebbal By CAL NEWPORT Thanks to your smartphone, your boss can reach you by email 24/7, your Slack notifications wake you up and you're constantly being agitated by the breaking news alerts endlessly popping up on your screen. It turns out this wasn't at all what Steve Jobs imagined.

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Before Marie Kondo, There Was Socrates' Advice on Tidying Up Socrates, circa 470 — 399 B.C. Hulton Archive/Getty Images By YUNG IN CHAE AND JOHANNA HANINK Kondo advises people to ditch possessions that don't "spark joy" — and Socrates would say the same. But in the end, it might not really be about an organized closet at all. It might all boil down to ethics.

What Makes a Politician? By SAHIL CHINOY AND JESSIA MA "About 5 percent of representatives don't have a bachelor's degree, compared with about two-thirds of Americans 25 and older," and "nearly one in five members served or currently serve in the armed forces, including the National Guard."

Non-Toxic Masculinity Illustrations by Cari Vander Yacht By ALEXANDRA ROBBINS What does it mean to "be a man?" These fraternities are trying to buck stereotypes by promoting emotional intimacy, respect for women and safe spaces.

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