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Lindsey Leake

Want to be happier and more motivated at work? Use your phone just a little less, research suggests

Cutting back on screen time by just an hour a day may boost not only your motivation in the workplace but also your well-being, according to new research out of Germany. (Credit: Ezra Bailey—Getty Images)

Even if you love your job, there may be times you feel dissatisfied and/or unmotivated at work. But there’s a simple solution, suggests a new study out of Germany.

Cutting back on screen time by just an hour a day may boost not only your motivation in the workplace but also your well-being, according to researchers at the German Center for Mental Health and the Mental Health Research and Treatment Center at Ruhr University Bochum. The findings were published last week in the journal Acta Psychologica.

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