You could be in the finest school in the world and the phone would still win.

Also, France started doing this a few years ago already and has seen improvement across every metric. Better grades, more socializing, 80% less bullying, less anxious kids. They only downside they found? Parents complaining they were unable to call the kids at any moment.

Working hard and long hours at the detriment of other things can be a good idea. If you have equity, a stake in the thing you’re doing. You could print money. But if you’re an employee, there’s no such incentive.