Hello and welcome back to practicing human the podcast where every day we're getting a little better at life I'm your host

Cori Muscara and in today's episode I'm going to share how we can start to break our phone

addiction and be more intentional with how we use technology. More to come on

that in a moment, but first let's settle in with the sound of the bells. Do you find yourself checking your phone more than you'd like?

Do you find yourself spending more time in front of a screen than feels healthy?

Do you find yourself randomly scrolling through emails or social media

when it's really not necessary and is not serving your well-being in any way?

If so, welcome to being a human being in 2020.

Yes, you are not alone. All of us are learning how to contend with this new technology.

Even though it's been around for a number of years now, it is increasingly becoming addictive and increasingly becoming an integral

part of how we navigate and live our lives.

And while I don't intend for this episode to be a philosophical discussion on the merits of technology

or even the ethical design of technology.

I do think we're all in new territory,

trying to figure out how to be in relationship

to these devices that are highly addictive and also highly useful.

One thing I've been noticing for myself in relationship to this technology

is that many times throughout the day I need to be checking

emails checking social media or calls text messages related to my work.

There may be people that need something from me,

that need to update me on something,

or I might need to respond to something on social media, or respond to an email.

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