Batching smartphone notifications can improve well-being

@article{Fitz2019BatchingSN,
  title={Batching smartphone notifications can improve well-being},
  author={Nicholas S. Fitz and Kostadin Kushlev and Ranjan Jagannathan and T. Lewis and Devang Paliwal and Dan Ariely},
  journal={Comput. Hum. Behav.},
  year={2019},
  volume={101},
  pages={84-94}
}
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