How long do you think you can go without checking your phone? If you think you can go a few days, it could save you some cash.
When students sealed up their phones in manilla envelopes for three days, they had a chance to reflect on the role of tech in their relationships and their lives.
Studies suggest we get our most original ideas when we stop the constant stimulation and let ourselves get bored. The podcast New Tech City is challenging you to disconnect — and see what happens.
Our reliance on technology isn’t going anywhere, so it’s important to know how to be able to tell when it’s time to take a break from your electronic devices.
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Are you so busy running your business that you're missing out on life? It's time for a device detox so you can grow healthier relationships.
If you want to reduce your smartphone use, read on for five expert tips to help you take a break from your phone and avoid addiction.
Feel like phones are ruining family time? While a physical lock and chain may be unrealistic, institute a no phone policy during meals together<br>Living in a world awash in technology can make life easier in some respects, but it can also be enslaving and detrimental to health and relationships. Whether we spend hours texting and tweeting or surfing and gaming, tech time can potentially become addictive.<br>There’s no doubt that technology can play a vital role in our workday and everyday life.…
Many of us travel with electronic devices, but insist that we will only use them in case of emergency. Are we the victims of wishful thinking?
The tiny Palm phone nestled in my hand is the key to summer switch off — but I’m having difficulties. It is about the size of a library card and, in the digital age, just as unfamiliar, so trying to coax my iPhone-accustomed fingers to dance on a 3.3in touchscreen feels like trying to squeeze back into last year’s shorts after a particularly big lunch.
A Twin Cities dad is challenging families to pledge to ditch devices for national Screen-Free Week.
Maybe you planned to put the phone away after quickly checking just one more thing, but suddenly the dishes are in the sink, and you've barely looked up.
In today’s digitally driven society, most of us wander around with devices attached to us like another limb. And smartphones, YouTube, social media and other technology do have productive uses – they play an important role in our ability to stay connected, achieve overall wellness
Most of us want to spend less time staring at screens and more time interacting with the world around us—which is all very well and good until you realize that you can’t navigate that world without a map, and you can’t meet up with someone without reaching out to them in some way beforehand, and it’s a lot easier to use an app to pay for parking instead of trying to come up with enough quarters to feed the meter, and so on.
Screens have become an inescapable part of our lives. Without even realizing it, we could spend almost half of our day in front of a screen. On your TV, laptop, cell phone, or tablet. Although
7 min readHave you ever been out with someone, and they spent the majority of the time on their phone? Either checking social media, emailing about work, texting someone else or documenting everything that’s happening? And if you’re not right along with them on your phone, you’ve probably felt a little annoyed. Annoyed because you’ve…
How many times per day do you check in with your smart phone? In a moment of silence, how many of you reach for your phone or tablet to fill that quiet still space? As adults, our rest and relaxation has been replaced with mind sucking, over stimulating screen time which includes computers and T.V. [...]
I believe multi-tasking is over-rated! Recently, I saw a study that said the average smartphone user checks their device about six times an hour. Small w...