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Episode Synopsis
Send us a textThis week, I’m talking about screens, social media, AI — and what it means to live well in a world that’s always online. I share stories about raising my kids, my own walks and speed walks this week, and a moving conversation with a young man who stepped away from the online rabbit hole and found peace.We’ll look at research on how too much time online can lead to anxiety, depression, and compulsive checking behaviors — and why compartmentalizing our digital life may be one of the most powerful tools for our mental health and our Project Weight Loss.I’ll also share my honest thoughts on AI — why I love using it, but why I wish we had more guardrails in place. And I’ll leave you with a few questions to reflect on as you plan your own week and decide where you want your attention to go.Join me for this episode — it’s heartfelt, hopeful, and just might inspire you to close the laptop or put the phone down and get outside.Quote of the Week:"Technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master." — Christian Lous Lange Citations Boers, E., Afzali, M. H., Newton, N., & Conrod, P. (2019). Association of screen time and depression in adolescence. JAMA Pediatrics, 173(9), 853–859. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.1759Twenge, J. M., & Campbell, W. K. (2018). Associations between screen time and lower psychological well-being among children and adolescents: Evidence from a population-based study. Preventive Medicine Reports, 12, 271–283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2018.10.003Montag, C., Wegmann, E., Sariyska, R., Demetrovics, Z., & Brand, M. (2021). How to overcome taxonomical problems in the study of Internet use disorders and what to do with “smartphone addiction”? Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 9(4), 908–914. https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.8.2019.59Let’s go, let’s get it done. Get more information at: http://projectweightloss.org
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