Insights on the intersection of humanity and technology
When I tell people I work in digital wellness, they usually chuckle and say something like, “Yeah, I know. Tech companies have too much power and do shady stuff. But, I’m addicted. What’re ya goin do?” Big Brother may be controlling mysterious levers far, far away in Silicon Valley, but most of us have few …
Technology is so pervasive in our lives we rarely stop to analyze our relationship with it. If the various devices, platforms, and apps we use are equally helpful AND a headache, that’s just the price of living in the modern age, right? Not necessarily. One of the goals of the digital wellness movement is to …
The Covid pandemic has led to huge amounts of societal change in the US and around the world. That includes our kids’ relationship with their screens and devices. Over the past 18 months, for many kids, screens have become… Their primary portal for learning Their main conduit for social connection Their source of entertainment Their …
Covid misinformation, disinformation* and anti-vax messaging is currently spreading like wildfire in social media. In essence, this is parallel pandemic–an infodemic, in which false information is spreading as quickly as the virus itself, leading to confusion, needless suffering and sickness, and even death. And yet, most of us just shake our heads and (rightly) complain …
Imagine if you threw an open-invitation party at your house. Nearly everyone who showed up was ushered inside–even people you barely knew, even people you hadn’t seen for years. The more the merrier, right? Well, that’s how many of us acted in the early days of social media. We were excited to explore, connect, and …
Today is International Digital Wellness Day. If you don’t know what that’s celebrating, you’re not alone. “Digital Wellness” sounds like it should be about using digital technology to make yourself well—like wearing a Fitbit or using a meditation app—but that’s not quite the whole story. Digital Wellness isn’t just about using tech to make yourself …
The Insider's Guide to Digital Wellness