![]() ![]() Let’s take a closer look at how our lives can improve if we had a better relationship with technology! ![]() Rather than trying to quit phone addiction cold turkey, try replacing it with something else.If you want to be more productive, turn off your email notifications entirely.Addictive behaviors like checking our smartphones are similar to drug addiction and can also have harmful health effects.Here are the 3 most surprising lessons I learned about smartphone addiction: If you don’t believe there’s any harm in this, read on to discover why you might be wrong. While you may not think you’ve got a problem, most of us check our phones more than we think. And that price is us missing out on opportunities to connect and experience life on a deeper level. Īlthough smartphones, tablets, and the like have made our lives wildly more convenient, they’ve also come at a cost. That’s the argument of Adam Alter’s book Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked. ![]() You could say that we find them unavoidable. The big problem with always being linked to the digital world is that we are susceptible to developing addictions to it. What’s wrong with having a little connectedness in our lives? We all share on social media and check our notifications. And most likely, it’s one that you’ve picked up today more times than you think. You’re probably reading this from a device. ![]() Listen to the audio of this summary with a free reading.fm account*: ![]()
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