You Are Not “Addicted” To Technology

Build For Tomorrow

Jason Feifer

Business, History, Technology, Entrepreneurship

4.7 • 573 Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2021

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Are smartphones and social media addictive? Tech critics say yes. But actual addiction researchers say something else — and they point to ways in which our broad use of the word “addiction” can cause real harm. In this episode, we look at the history of supposedly “addictive” technologies, understand the surprisingly odd science behind today’s scariest claims, and discover who really has the power to break these supposed “addictions.” (Hint: It’s you.) Get in touch! Website: jasonfeifer.com Newsletter: jasonfeifer.bulletin.com Instagram: Instagram.com/heyfeifer Twitter: Twitter.com/heyfeifer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.1	This is Build for Tomorrow, a podcast about the things from history that shape us and how we can
0:35.5	shape the future. I'm Jason Pfeiffer. I am going to detail
0:39.9	an unhealthy relationship to you, and I want to know what word you would use to describe it.
0:46.7	Okay, you ready? I once checked Twitter about every five minutes, and that is not an exaggeration.
0:54.4	I mean, I started as a casual user,
0:57.3	and then my usage got heavier and heavier
0:59.6	until I had tweet deck up on my screen all day during work
1:03.2	with multiple columns following different groups and hashtags,
1:06.2	and looking at it became as habitual as, I don't know, blinking.
1:10.1	I would respond to an email, and then I would, blinking. I would respond to an email and then I would
1:12.4	check Twitter. I would go to a meeting and then I would check Twitter. Honestly, I would probably
1:17.3	check Twitter during the meeting. I'd have a conversation with a colleague, immediately
1:20.6	checked Twitter. I was doing it constantly. And then I took this habit home with me. My wife would
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