While the new year is almost upon us, and that means it's time for New Year's resolutions

and taking stock of how we might want to change in 2025.

And one of the biggest areas where we all might need to do some adjustments relates to

our use of technology.

Our smartphones are always in our pockets, which means they're always buying for our attention.

And while there's much good that comes from our constant access to the internet, there are also downsides.

We all feel the negative impact that these devices can have on our relationships with other people.

And so that's why I'm excited to talk with Samuel James about what it might look like

to cultivate some good habits for using these technologies wisely as we think about the new

year.

Samuel James serves as Director of Content Development at Crossway and is the author of a number

of books including digital liturgies, rediscovering Christian wisdom in an online age.

Let's get started.

Well, Samuel, thanks for joining me again on the Crossway podcast today.

Thanks, Matt. It's great to be back.

So today we're going to talk about what it might look like for us to think a little bit more

intentionally about our use of technology, our tech habits, for lack of a better term, especially as

we start this new year. Sometimes the new year is a time when we will have New Year's resolutions,

we'll have goals that we try to set up and we'll take this time

to step back and think about our lives in these kind of bigger ways. So I wonder if we could start

there. Why might it be a helpful thing for us to consider doing a tech reevaluation as we think

about 2025? Yeah, I think it's a really interesting question. I think that the new year

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