Digital Addiction: Lured and Hooked on Technology by Design

Original Air Date Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Taking time away from our digital devices is not easy. Each bell and ding of app notifications was designed to hook us and keep us engaged. Many people don’t realize that the more attention they pay to their devices the less time they are engaged in the present moment.

But, putting our devices down, even for a minute can cause anxiety and depression. To find out how we can take back our time and focus our attention on the important parts of the human experience, Harvesting Happiness Podcast Host, Lisa Cypers Kamen speaks with two authors who share their work about digital detox.

Nir Eyal details his four strategies for becoming indistractable from his book, Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life.

And, returning guest Jordan Reid, shares excerpts from her family life that enticed her to write The Big Activity Book for Digital Detox.

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Meet Our Guests:

Digital Addiction: Lured and Hooked on Technology by Design with Nir Eyal and Jordan Reid

Nir Eyal writes, consults, and teaches about the intersection of psychology, technology, and business. Nir founded two tech companies since 2003 and has taught at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford. He’s also an active investor in habit-forming technologies.

Book: Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life

Nir Eyal — Overcome Your Digital Addiction and Get Things Done:

  • Nir explains his concept of Behavioral Design: how the seduction of technology has the ability to hijack our attention spans. {1:47}
  • Identifying your digital addiction: are you a shamer, blamer, or claimer of distracting technology? {5:14}
  • The 4 steps to becoming indistractable. {7:18}
  • How Nir builds indistractable relationships and lives with personal integrity. {24:17}

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Digital Addiction: Lured and Hooked on Technology by Design with Nir Eyal and Jordan Reid

Jordan Reid is the founding editor of the lifestyle blog Ramshackle Glam and the author of two parenting and style memoirs. Her hobbies include creating unnecessary complications, insomnia, and maintaining an impressive collection of fake plants. She lives in California with her two children, twin orange cats, and a Roomba named Thanos.

Book: The Big Activity Book for Digital Detox

Jordan Reid — Why a Digital Detox is Necessary:

  • How to get yourself and your family off of devices during COVIDmania. {27:59}
  • Strategies for finding a balance between real life and digital life. {32:17}
  • Is the corona crisis unleashing our authentic selves or is this how we are in panic mode? {40:21}
  • Jordan describes the research she is doing for her new book, The Big Activity Book for Divorced People. {48:00}

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“The idea behind my work is to use the psychology behind engaging products and services to build good habits. @neyal99 on @HHTalkRadio Share on X “The real source of distraction is that we are escaping something we don’t want to feel.” @neyal99 on @HHTalkRadio Share on X “You don't need the endless feedback loop of the news cycle going through your head all day.” Jordan Reid on @HHTalkRadio Share on X “I wanna write differently. There is nothing like a pandemic to throw things into perspective.” @ramshackleglam on @HHTalkRadio Share on X

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