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 ===== Primer ===== ===== Primer =====
-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 technologyHow 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 ====
   * [[https://​www.youtube.com/​watch?​v=VpHyLG-sc4g|Digital Hygiene: How We Might'​ve Fucked Our Attention Spans]]   * [[https://​www.youtube.com/​watch?​v=VpHyLG-sc4g|Digital Hygiene: How We Might'​ve Fucked Our Attention Spans]]
 +
 +===== Resources =====
 +  * [[https://​datadetoxkit.org/​en/​home|The Data Detox Kit]]
  
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