Here at Freedom, we’re used to hearing about technology’s effects on the productivity and happiness of adults, especially over the last 12 months as life has become increasingly screen-based. For those of us who can remember a time before the internet’s omnipresence, it’s difficult to imagine what it’s been like for the younger generations as…
Surviving quarantine means learning to give yourself some grace – and scrolling with intention. Social media has been having a moment lately. Yes, we’re using it more than ever before – 61% more than normal in the first wave of the pandemic alone, according to a global study. But we’re also seeing a shift in…
Freedom Matters · LISTEN: I Hate Social Media – A Guide To Taking A Break How often have you had this happen to you? You’re in the middle of working on something important and you decide to take a brief break to check social media. You plan on only spending five minutes browsing your feeds…
Contemplating the Importance of Contemplation Franklin Foer has a new book coming out this week. It’s titled, World Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech. (more…)
The biggest problem with social media? It is designed to give us exactly the opposite of what we truly want in life. James Williams’ talk, Are Digital Technologies Making Politics Impossible? is a must-listen. Riffing on the story of Diogenes and Alexander (with an interpretive lens drawn from Peter Sloterdijk) and Herbert Simon’s definition of an attention economy, Williams posits…
The Disconnected Life Aziz Ansari recently deleted the web browser from his phone and laptop. He also stopped using email, Twitter and Instagram. As he explained in an interview with GQ, when he gets into a cab, he now leaves his phone in his pocket and simply sits there and thinks; when he gets home, instead of…
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How Distracted Are You? Let’s face it, very few of us can say that we haven’t felt the gnawing frustration and loss of productivity caused by digital distraction. Whether it’s checking email habitually, responding to notifications, bouncing around browser tabs, or using apps. Too often we get distracted and pulled away from doing deep and meaningful…
3 Reasons Why Social Media Is Making You Unhappy For most of us, social media and the internet has become a normal part of everyday life. We use these platforms daily to communicate, share, and connect with friends, family, colleagues and strangers. But despite being more connected than ever, are we any better off? Are…
