TECH ADDICTION

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HEALTHY LIVING
These 6 ‘Moving’ Images Remind Us Of What We Miss Out On When We’re On Our Phones
By HuffPost Partner Studio
Don’t let the little moments pass you by.
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TECH
How Technology Hijacks People's Minds
By Tristan Harris, Contributor
Former Design Ethicist at Google
We need our smartphones, notifications screens and web browsers to be exoskeletons for our minds and interpersonal relationships that put our values, not our impulses, first. People's time is valuable. And we should protect it with the same rigor as privacy and other digital rights.
Randi Zuckerberg gives her five tips for breaking addiction with technology.
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HUFFPOST VIDEO
5 Tricks To Break Your Addiction To Technology, According to Randi Zuckerberg
By Chantelle DMello
Don't be mindless.
PARIS, FRANCE - MARCH 03: Fashion Icon, Ms. Iris Apfel attends the 'International Women's Day Luncheon in Support of Equality and Safety for All' as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2016/2017. She also is on an advertising displayed on a Paris Building. On March 3, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty Images)
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POST 50
Iris Apfel Has Some Dating Advice We All Need To Hear
By Yagana Shah
Young people, take notice.
WELLNESS
Are Smartphones Really So Smart?
By Dr. David Greenfield, Contributor
Founder, The Center for Internet and Technology Addiction and ...
The smartphone keeps us on automatic pilot and it inhibits us from making healthy choices, thus we are responding to life on an automated and unconscious neurobiological basis. We socially isolate, are intolerant of boredom, and are always connected somewhere other than where we actually are at the moment.
15 year old girl's face lit up by an iPhone at a bus stop
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HEALTHY LIVING
What Happens To Your Brain When You're Always On Your Phone
By Kate Bratskeir
It ain't pretty.
Woman using cell phone at breakfast in cafe
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TECH
Read This If You Use Your Smartphone To Avoid Reality
By Carolyn Gregoire
Compulsive Internet use has been linked to depression and anxiety.
PARENTING
What One Boy's Story Tells Us About Video Game Addiction
By Dr. Richard Freed, Contributor
Psychologist, author, and speaker on parenting in the age of d...
By limiting children's access to gaming, they are more likely to find joy in real-world activities--such as spending time with family, reading, creative and outdoor play, and school. Such limits also help children learn that technology is best used as a tool, not a toy.
BUSINESS
Where Are We Headed in 2016? 11 Predictions
By Marian Salzman, Contributor
CEO, Havas PR North America
As we move into week one of a year when international news won't be "all bad, but much of it is," according to NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel's 2016 forecast, let's see what's in store closer to home.
Woman texting and reading on smartphone in bed in midnight.
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SCIENCE
You Probably Use Your Smartphone Way More Than You Think
By Carolyn Gregoire
Many young adults spend a third of their waking lives on their device.
Man isolated at night with the black background illuminated only with blue light of the phone that he is checking. Connected to Internet.
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THE WORLDPOST
How To Know If You Have Nomophobia
By Kristen V. Brown, Fusion
Signs: always carrying a charger, feeling anxious about the idea of running out of battery, constantly checking for messages and sleeping with a phone.
Smartphone troubles.
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SCIENCE
Psychologists Push For Smartphone Warning Labels
By Carolyn Gregoire
Technology addiction may be the next big public health issue.
Woman picking up phone, (close up of hand), (B&W)
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HEALTHY LIVING
Are You A Nomophobe? How To Tell If You're Too Dependent On Your Phone
By Kate Bratskeir
Take the quiz to find out if you're too attached.
WELLNESS
6 Ways to Break Your iPhone Addiction (That Actually Work)
By Supercompressor, Contributor
The coolest stuff that money can buy, and more.
Rule 1. Never use your phone as your alarm clock. We all know how it goes: once you're done dealing your standard wave of 20 snoozes, you flick off the alarm, and go straight to browsing: Instagram, email, videos of baby elephants.
WELLNESS
Why Your Tech Addiction Makes You Extra Lonely
By YourTango, Contributor
News/Media Website
It's not the phone (or the content) that we're addicted to -- it's the distraction. Since we accepted this non-stop pace in our society, we feel awkward when we slow down. We have no clue how to relax anymore.
SCIENCE
This Scientific Test Will Tell You How Addicted You Are To Your Smartphone
By Carolyn Gregoire
How You Score: 20: Not at all nomophobic. You have a very healthy relationship with your device and have no problem being
POST 50
Tethered To Tech And Resenting It
By Next Avenue, Next Avenue
By Carol A. Cassara It’s a knee-jerk response that has now become the standard way I interact with the world — and it’s not
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