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Are digital devices your dopamine button to escape, to social affirmation & self-worth, adrenaline rush, euphoria and you can add the rest?
The more you get, the less it works, the more you want the less control you have.
No stopping cues.
No beginning or end.
The skimming, scanning, and browsing, are endless.
The digital world taps into humans’ basic instinct to gather information. The information is unlimited and could potentially consume your life.
The key to DEEP THINKING is DEEP ATTENTION.
Consolidation of information from working memory to long-term memory is only possible when you are attentive.
This could affect the ability to focus & pay attention.
It could impact the development of higher-functioning skills such as reflective-, creative-, mindful-, critical-, and conceptual thinking
Interruptions/distractions/multi-tasking burns energy.
You focus on the speed you gather information and sacrifice what you pay attention to.
Multi-layered reward system taps into all your senses.
Making the real world appear so unappealing.
Chasing connectedness to the world, disconnecting you from those close to you, compromising the quality of intimate & social relations due to distraction, irritation, & decreased quality time.
Comparing yourself with others? Feel a failure, envy, irritation, sadness, depression, jealousy, judged, ignored, and overall dissatisfied with your life?
Facebook surveillance…. the more you see the more you want, the worse you feel.
Is social media the most important influencer in your life, for better or for worse?
No time alone with yourself, driven by the need to be constantly entertained.
Angry with all the time wasted.
Disappointed in people, distrusting people, or a victim of the social media battlefield?
Calculate the price you pay!!
Reduce the harm to embrace the benefits