From autoplay on Netflix and YouTube to the endless scroll on social media sites, technology is intentionally designed to be addictive.
And, despite the ease and convenience it may bring to your life, technology can have detrimental effects. In any given day, the average person spends 11 hours on screens, 3 1/4 hours on smartphones, and only 34 minutes with their families.
Human beings need human connection. In order to strike a better balance between FaceTime and actual face time, most people are in need of a digital detox. Of course, this doesn’t necessarily mean you need to remove all technology from your home.
Even a few simple steps like hiding addictive apps in a folder on your phone, pausing for five minutes before starting the next episode of a series you’re bingeing or putting your phone on gray scale can help.
Listen as Liza Kindred joins Dr. Holly Lucille to discuss the importance of a digital detox.
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Encore Episode: Digital Detox Plan
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Liza Kindred is the creator of EFF THIS! Meditation, where she offers mindfulness practices to cynics, skeptics, and busy people. She is also the founder of Mindful Technology™ where she teaches companies how to build tech that values humans more than machines. Kindred is a licensed minister, a level two reiki practitioner, and a terrible but passionate surfer.
As a meditation teacher and sought-after global keynote speaker, Kindred has taught and spoken on five continents, from huge events like SxSW and Web Summit to intimate gatherings on living room floors. Her clients include companies like Vogue Magazine, Microsoft, Hearst, and FedEx. She has appeared in The New York Times, Wired Magazine, Well+Good, The Telegraph, and Entrepreneur Magazine.
Liza Kindred
Liza Kindred is the creator of EFF THIS! Meditation, where she offers mindfulness practices to cynics, skeptics, and busy people. She is also the founder of Mindful Technology™ where she teaches companies how to build tech that values humans more than machines. Kindred is a licensed minister, a level two reiki practitioner, and a terrible but passionate surfer.As a meditation teacher and sought-after global keynote speaker, Kindred has taught and spoken on five continents, from huge events like SxSW and Web Summit to intimate gatherings on living room floors. Her clients include companies like Vogue Magazine, Microsoft, Hearst, and FedEx. She has appeared in The New York Times, Wired Magazine, Well+Good, The Telegraph, and Entrepreneur Magazine.