Need Reasons to Unplug?

If you’re wondering why it’s good to take a break from your smartphone, please take a look at the following:

The Binge Breaker, The Atlantic (Brianca Bosker), October 6, 2016.  This in-depth article, based on an extensive interview with former Google product philosopher, Tristan Harris, explores how Silicon Valley aims to keep us engrossed in our smartphones. 

19 Signs You Need To Unplug from Your Smartphone, The Huffington Post (Lindsey Holmes), Originally Published on November 23, 2013; Updated on July 9, 2015.  From headaches to blurred vision, this Huffington Post piece includes a number of very good reasons to give your smartphone a rest.  

“Smartphone Addictions:  Why we need to unplug." Fox News’ Andrea Tantaros speaks with Scott Brown, President of the Innovation and Marketing Firm The Company of Others.  Brown explains how smartphones are undercutting our ability to focus and distracting us from our relationships with family, friends, and colleagues.   According to Brown, most Americans check their smartphones about 150 times per day!

This Panda Is Dancing, a poetic short film by Max Stossel & Sander van Dijk, www.timewellspent.io. In the Attention Economy, technology and media are designed to maximize our screen-time. But what if they were designed to help us live by our values?