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The endless stream of YouTube videos and articles about how to detach from the social media’s digital quicksand in the new year suggest a turning point: we’ve officially had it with our phones.

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And now, to help those tech resolutions along, you can download an app to block Instagram or buy a small plastic “brick” that renders your phone social-media free. Or, dive right into the deep end and