And by the end of an especially decision- or action-packed day (or week, or month), even choosing what to eat for dinner can seem like a struggle.

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We don't want to think of our gadgets as a window into the soul, or to worry about how our neighbors are influencing what we eat for dinner, or to believe that our movie preferences can be summarized by an equation.

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What's more, researchers speculate that families who eat together often are more likely to talk about nutrition at the dinner table than families who select individual meals from the kitchen, then go their separate ways.

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