A woman won $1,400 for being anxiety-free without her cell phone for 8 hours

The winner admitted that she rarely uses a mobile phone.

A Chinese woman won 10,000 yuan (US$1,400) for abstaining from using her mobile phone for eight hours without showing any signs of anxiety.

SCMP writes about it.

The contest was held on November 29 at a shopping center in Chongqing Municipality. 10 contestants, selected from 100 applicants, were invited to a shopping center to take part in a competition that required them to spend eight hours on a specially designed new bed.

Before the competition, they surrendered their cell phones and were prohibited from using any other electronic devices, including iPads and laptops.

In an emergency, contestants could use old call-only cell phones provided by contest organizers to…