Overcoming Technology Part 1

Overcoming Technology Part 1

Is your phone running your house or are you running it? What about other forms of technology? Dave and Bethlie are back from their August break and kicking off a new stretch of the Overcoming series: Overcoming Technology.

How do you overcome technology?

We've listed a few suggestions:

1. Determine if you need to do so
   1. Are you controlled by it?
   2. Are you better becausse of it?
   3. Where are you being negatively impacted by it?
   4. Are your children being negatively impacted by it?
   5. 68% of us admit that electronic devices keep us from having real conversations
   6. 50% of us see phones as a significant disruption to our family meals.
2. Educate yourself
   1. Read and research
   2. 12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You
   3. My Tech Wise Family
   4. The Tech Wise Family
3. Recognize the damage it can cause
   1. Sleep disruption
   2. Reduced physical activity
   3. Social isolation
   4. Mental health issues
   5. Digital eye strain
   6. Shorter attention span
   7. Cyberbullying
   8. Loss of privacy
   9. Technology addiction
   10. Environmental damage