The time has come, the Walrus said, To talk of many things: Of shoes — and ships — and sealing-wax — Of cabbages — and kings — I’ve always loved these lines from the nonsense poem “The Walrus and the … Continue reading
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Addressing social media addiction III: Taking control (cont’d.)
Begin forming habits that will help you to use social media as a tool rather than allowing it to control you Some of the designers, engineers, and strategists of the tech companies that created the smart phone operating system and … Continue reading
Addressing social media addiction III: Taking control
A resourceful youth leader in South America brought together the teens in his church for a weekend retreat at a camp in the forest. These were disadvantaged teenagers, and the sole purpose of the retreat was to encourage them to … Continue reading
Addressing social media addiction II: What needs to be done
Often, in trying to solve a problem, if we just ask the right questions the solution becomes obvious. Think about the young man who asked, “If I don’t watch pornography, how will I know how to have sex?” The obvious … Continue reading
Addressing social media addiction I: Thinking Things Through
What can be done, as Tristan Harris puts it, to “fix the way kids’ minds are getting manipulated into sending empty messages back and forth” and to free them from social media’s control over their time, their attention, their thoughts, … Continue reading
Social media and the hijacking of our minds
A handful of people working at a handful of tech companies are steering your teens’ thoughts. Could this be true? Or is it science fiction? It’s true, says Tristan Harris. This handful of people are using the psychology of persuasion … Continue reading