# Professor Adam Alter's book, "Irresistible," is referenced in an article on smartphone addiction

1 Faculty News March 6, 2019 ![The Statesman logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/The-Statesman-logo-feature.jpg?itok=_DkLMMlR)>

Excerpt from the [The Statesman](https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/smartphones-addiction-and-gaze-1502736812.html) -- "Adam Alter, author of the best selling book, Irresistible, informs us that most people devote between one and four hours on their phones daily and others far longer across the globe. These people also spend an average of a quarter of their waking lives on their phones, which is more time than any other daily activity they engage in except sleeping."

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