What are the essentials of life? The U.S. academic Abraham Maslow famously said all humans had basic physiological needs: air, water, food, clothes, warmth and shelter.
Yet in the modern world, could a smartphone legitimately be added to that list?
Sure, I rarely leave the house without mine — I see it as an indispensable tool for work — but I would not say I am addicted to it.
And I would like to think my children are not completely