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The drawer problem: Why so many of us can’t let go of our old electronics, and what we can do about it (opens in new tab)

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Almost 4 in 10 Americans have a ‘junk drawer’ full of their old electronics. It’s because of a very specific anxiety

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Your Old Phones Are Probably Sitting in a Drawer and Researchers Say That Is a Bigger Problem Than You Rhink

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Most people never get rid of their old phones — and researchers say fear is to blame