Hint: There’s more to it than just putting down your phone.
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EmilyKelleheristheformerEditorialOperationsManageratmindbodygreen.Shereceivedherundergraduatedegreeinmagazine,news,anddigitaljournalismandpoliticalsciencefromSyracuseUniversity.
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