“Smartphones have been around, in their current form, for about 10 years. Humankind is 200,000 years old,” Greenfield says. “Is it possible that we’ve distorted how important this technology is to our lives?”— Jamie Ducharme, Dr. David Greenfield, fortune.comTagged: Holidays, Timely Advice, Digital Detox, The Digital Age, Self-Care
“Dr. David Ballard, head of the American Psychological Association’s Center for Organizational Excellence, agrees it’s healthy to unplug—but adds that everyone detoxes differently. Some people prefer to power down completely during their time off, while others feel less stressed if they allow themsel…”— Jamie Ducharme, fortune.comTagged: Holidays, Timely Advice, Digital Detox, The Digital Age, Self-Care
“There’s a lot of medical evidence to suggest that we live in a hyper-elevated state of arousal and activated stress hormones due to being so accessible and ever-vigilant for electronic input.”— Dr. David Greenfield, fortune.comTagged: Holidays, Timely Advice, Digital Detox, The Digital Age, Self-Care
“There’s a lot of medical evidence to suggest that we live in a hyper-elevated state of arousal and activated stress hormones due to being so accessible and ever-vigilant for electronic input.”— Dr. David Greenfield, fortune.comTagged: Holidays, Timely Advice, Digital Detox, The Digital Age, Self-Care