Even the seemingly innocuous act of putting your smartphone on the table during a meal, for example, is enough of a distraction to reduce the amount of empathy and rapport between people.

たとえば、食事中にスマホをテーブルの上に置くといった、一見差し障りのないような行為ですら、人と人の共感と信頼の度合を低下させるのには十分なほど、気を散らすことですよ。