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Scrolling though social media, booking flights, even sending a quick thumbs-up reply on a messaging app: That's all usually a no-no while at work. Some companies, viewing smartphones as pure distraction, even make workers leave their devices in a locker before entering the office or shop floor. But those kind of prohibitions could be counter-productive, according to Australian and Irish researchers, who say using personal phones at work makes no difference to productivity and can even reduce str ....