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- | As we increase our use of phones and technology, the balance seems to be shifting from these being tools of productivity to us becoming slaves to machines. Here are a collection of articles that offer some food for thought about your ever-increasing use of technology. How does this affect our attention span? Our ability to think? What happens when children today are growing in a society where the use of screens and technology becomes saturated to the point the know nothing of a world that is offline? | + | The **Effect of Technology on Mental Health** has become an increasing concern for clinicians. |
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==News Articles== | ==News Articles== | ||
* [[https://thewalrus.ca/digital-distraction-is-bad-for-creativity/|The Walrus: Digital Distraction Is Bad for Creativity]] | * [[https://thewalrus.ca/digital-distraction-is-bad-for-creativity/|The Walrus: Digital Distraction Is Bad for Creativity]] | ||
+ | * [[https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2798257-is-social-media-addiction-in-the-nba-out-of-control?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_medium=referral|Is social media out of control?]] | ||
* [[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/30/smarter-living/how-to-beat-fobo-from-the-expert-who-coined-it.html|How to Beat F.O.B.O. (The Fear of Better Options), From the Expert Who Coined It]] | * [[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/30/smarter-living/how-to-beat-fobo-from-the-expert-who-coined-it.html|How to Beat F.O.B.O. (The Fear of Better Options), From the Expert Who Coined It]] | ||
* [[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mental-wealth/201402/gray-matters-too-much-screen-time-damages-the-brain|PsychologyToday - Gray Matters: Too Much Screen Time Damages the Brain]] | * [[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mental-wealth/201402/gray-matters-too-much-screen-time-damages-the-brain|PsychologyToday - Gray Matters: Too Much Screen Time Damages the Brain]] | ||
* [[https://blog.mozilla.org/internetcitizen/2018/03/20/manoush-zomorodi-bored-brilliant/?utm_source=www.mozilla.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ih-content-hub|Manoush Zomorodi says it’s time to get bored]] | * [[https://blog.mozilla.org/internetcitizen/2018/03/20/manoush-zomorodi-bored-brilliant/?utm_source=www.mozilla.org&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ih-content-hub|Manoush Zomorodi says it’s time to get bored]] | ||
* [[https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jun/29/facebook-users-emotions-news-feeds|The Guardian: Facebook reveals news feed experiment to control emotions]] | * [[https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jun/29/facebook-users-emotions-news-feeds|The Guardian: Facebook reveals news feed experiment to control emotions]] | ||
+ | * [[https://www.cbc.ca/life/culture/why-does-digital-messaging-cause-so-much-anxiety-1.4819500|CBC: Why does digital messaging cause so much anxiety?]] | ||
* [[http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/don-t-tweet-every-thought-michelle-obama-tells-youths-1.3659122|CTV News: Don't tweet every thought, Michelle Obama tells youths]] | * [[http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/don-t-tweet-every-thought-michelle-obama-tells-youths-1.3659122|CTV News: Don't tweet every thought, Michelle Obama tells youths]] | ||
* [[http://www.cbc.ca/radio/whitecoat/the-age-of-anxiety-1.4411000/the-link-between-your-kid-s-smartphone-and-anxiety-1.4414123|CBC: The link between your kid's smartphone and anxiety]] | * [[http://www.cbc.ca/radio/whitecoat/the-age-of-anxiety-1.4411000/the-link-between-your-kid-s-smartphone-and-anxiety-1.4414123|CBC: The link between your kid's smartphone and anxiety]] | ||
* [[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/18/opinion/sunday/internet-digital-technology-return-to-analog.html|NYT: Our Love Affair With Digital Is Over]] | * [[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/18/opinion/sunday/internet-digital-technology-return-to-analog.html|NYT: Our Love Affair With Digital Is Over]] | ||
+ | * [[http://nautil.us/issue/48/chaos/are-you-a-self_interrupter|Natulis: Are You a Self-Interrupter?]] | ||
+ | * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuous_partial_attention|Wikipedia: Continuous partial attention]] | ||
* [[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/24/opinion/sunday/holidays-gifts-algorithms-online-dating.html|NYT: An Algorithm Isn’t Always the Answer]] | * [[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/24/opinion/sunday/holidays-gifts-algorithms-online-dating.html|NYT: An Algorithm Isn’t Always the Answer]] | ||
+ | * [[https://www.eugenewei.com/blog/2019/2/19/status-as-a-service| Status as a Service (StaaS)]] | ||
* [[https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/maybe-the-ai-dystopia-is-already-here/2017/07/28/d0b4c8ae-7392-11e7-8f39-eeb7d3a2d304_story.html|Maybe the A.I. dystopia is already here]] | * [[https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/maybe-the-ai-dystopia-is-already-here/2017/07/28/d0b4c8ae-7392-11e7-8f39-eeb7d3a2d304_story.html|Maybe the A.I. dystopia is already here]] | ||
+ | * [[https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/jan/23/faking-it-how-selfie-dysmorphia-is-driving-people-to-seek-surgery|The Guardian: Faking it: how selfie dysmorphia is driving people to seek surgery]] | ||
* [[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/22/business/laptops-not-during-lecture-or-meeting.html|NYT:Laptops Are Great. But Not During a Lecture or a Meeting.]] | * [[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/22/business/laptops-not-during-lecture-or-meeting.html|NYT:Laptops Are Great. But Not During a Lecture or a Meeting.]] | ||
* [[https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/11/the-binge-breaker/501122/|The Atlantic. "The Binge Breaker" (2016)]] - //Tristan Harris believes Silicon Valley is addicting us to our phones. He’s determined to make it stop.// | * [[https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/11/the-binge-breaker/501122/|The Atlantic. "The Binge Breaker" (2016)]] - //Tristan Harris believes Silicon Valley is addicting us to our phones. He’s determined to make it stop.// | ||
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* [[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/08/opinion/sunday/the-cost-of-paying-attention.html|The Cost of Paying Attention]] | * [[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/08/opinion/sunday/the-cost-of-paying-attention.html|The Cost of Paying Attention]] | ||
* [[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/15/opinion/sunday/the-epidemic-of-facelessness.html?WT.mc_id=D-NYT-MKTG-MOD-09862-02-28-PH&WT.mc_ev=click&WT.mc_c=|New York Times: The Epidemic Of Facelessness]] | * [[https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/15/opinion/sunday/the-epidemic-of-facelessness.html?WT.mc_id=D-NYT-MKTG-MOD-09862-02-28-PH&WT.mc_ev=click&WT.mc_c=|New York Times: The Epidemic Of Facelessness]] | ||
+ | * [[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50550735|'Indian food is terrible' tweet sparks hot debate about racism]] | ||
* [[http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/13/opinion/sunday/your-iphone-is-ruining-your-posture-and-your-mood.html?_r=0|Your Phone Is Ruining Your Posture]] | * [[http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/13/opinion/sunday/your-iphone-is-ruining-your-posture-and-your-mood.html?_r=0|Your Phone Is Ruining Your Posture]] | ||
* [[http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/06/technology/personaltech/cant-put-down-your-device-thats-by-design.html|Can’t Put Down Your Device? That’s by Design]] | * [[http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/06/technology/personaltech/cant-put-down-your-device-thats-by-design.html|Can’t Put Down Your Device? That’s by Design]] | ||
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* [[https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/09/has-the-smartphone-destroyed-a-generation/534198/|The Atlantic: Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?]] | * [[https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/09/has-the-smartphone-destroyed-a-generation/534198/|The Atlantic: Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?]] | ||
* [[http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/05/opinion/sunday/a-focus-on-distraction.html|NYT: Brain, Interrupted]] | * [[http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/05/opinion/sunday/a-focus-on-distraction.html|NYT: Brain, Interrupted]] | ||
+ | * [[https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20180104-is-social-media-bad-for-you-the-evidence-and-the-unknowns|BBC: Is social media bad for you? The evidence and the unknowns]] | ||
* [[http://time.com/4474496/screens-schools-hoax/|Screens In Schools Are a $60 Billion Hoax]] | * [[http://time.com/4474496/screens-schools-hoax/|Screens In Schools Are a $60 Billion Hoax]] | ||
* [[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/09/well/live/hooked-on-our-smartphones.html?contentCollection=smarter-living&_r=0|Hooked on Our Smartphones - The New York Times]] | * [[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/09/well/live/hooked-on-our-smartphones.html?contentCollection=smarter-living&_r=0|Hooked on Our Smartphones - The New York Times]] | ||
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== Research == | == Research == | ||
+ | * [[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0140197116300343|Woods, H. C., & Scott, H. (2016). # Sleepyteens: Social media use in adolescence is associated with poor sleep quality, anxiety, depression and low self-esteem. Journal of adolescence, 51, 41-49.]] | ||
+ | * [[https://academic.oup.com/aje/article/185/3/203/2915143|Shakya, H. B., & Christakis, N. A. (2017). Association of Facebook use with compromised well-being: A longitudinal study. American journal of epidemiology, 185(3), 203-211.]] | ||
+ | * [[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31682712/|Hutton, J. S., Dudley, J., Horowitz-Kraus, T., DeWitt, T., & Holland, S. K. (2020). Associations between screen-based media use and brain white matter integrity in preschool-aged children. JAMA pediatrics, 174(1), e193869-e193869.]] | ||
+ | * [[https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-03126-x|Crone, E. A., & Konijn, E. A. (2018). Media use and brain development during adolescence. Nature communications, 9(1), 1-10.]] | ||
+ | * [[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21444588/|O'Keeffe, G. S., & Clarke-Pearson, K. (2011). The impact of social media on children, adolescents, and families. Pediatrics, 127(4), 800-804.]] | ||
+ | * [[https://www.bmj.com/content/365/bmj.l2171|Zendle, D., & Bowden-Jones, H. (2019). Is excessive use of social media an addiction?.]] | ||
* [[https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2017/12/hard-questions-is-spending-time-on-social-media-bad-for-us/|"Passive Scrolling" on Facebook]] | * [[https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2017/12/hard-questions-is-spending-time-on-social-media-bad-for-us/|"Passive Scrolling" on Facebook]] | ||
* [[https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/toc/ajp-rj/11/12|AJP Residents - Social Media Issue]] | * [[https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/toc/ajp-rj/11/12|AJP Residents - Social Media Issue]] | ||
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+ | ==== Books ==== | ||
+ | * [[https://amzn.to/2ELZwfo|The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World]] | ||
===== Artificial Intelligence ===== | ===== Artificial Intelligence ===== | ||
* [[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/07/opinion/sunday/children-alexa-echo-robots.html|NYT: Co-Parenting With Alexa]] | * [[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/07/opinion/sunday/children-alexa-echo-robots.html|NYT: Co-Parenting With Alexa]] | ||
- | ===== Light Exposure ===== | + | ===== Light Exposure and Screen Time ===== |
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+ | See also: **[[https://www.cps.ca/en/documents/position/screen-time-and-young-children|Screen time and young children: Promoting health and development in a digital world. Canadian Paediatric Society (2017): 461-468.]]** | ||
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* [[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28548897|Green, A., Cohen-Zion, M., Haim, A., & Dagan, Y. (2017). Evening light exposure to computer screens disrupts human sleep, biological rhythms, and attention abilities. Chronobiology International, 1-11.]] | * [[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28548897|Green, A., Cohen-Zion, M., Haim, A., & Dagan, Y. (2017). Evening light exposure to computer screens disrupts human sleep, biological rhythms, and attention abilities. Chronobiology International, 1-11.]] | ||
+ | * [[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/09/26/two-hours-screentime-day-could-damage-childrens-brain-development/|Telegraph: More than two hours screentime a day could damage children’s brain development]] | ||
==== Digital Hygiene ==== | ==== Digital Hygiene ==== | ||
- | {{youtube>VpHyLG-sc4g?medium}} | + | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpHyLG-sc4g|Digital Hygiene: How We Might've Fucked Our Attention Spans]] |
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+ | ===== Resources ===== | ||
+ | * [[https://datadetoxkit.org/en/home|The Data Detox Kit]] | ||
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