“It is time we focus less on our hardware and more on our humanware.” – Larry D. Rosen PhD. Dr Larry Rosen is the best-selling author of multiple books including ones we will talk about today: iDisorder and The Distracted Mind, which touch on the disorders we are experiencing, amplified by technology and why we are behaving the way we do.
We talk:
The state of distraction
The increasing anxiety experienced
The multitude of scientific studies on attention spans iDisorders and how anxiety has surpassed depression and the no.1 disorder for the youth
Why we keep checking our phones
The tools and strategies to counteract poor attention and focus
Sleep deprivation and sleep debts
How napping is not enough
How our brain works and how it flushes toxic chemicals
Strategies to sleep better
Music can help us calm down
How psychological problems form in technology
The attention economy and social networks
How parents can counteract iDisorders in their children
How parents can counteract their own iDisorders
The effect of first-person shooter games on the mind
The multitasking myth Instant gratification in children
The challenge of single screening
The current challenge of focus
More about Larry Rosen and his books here: http://drlarryrosen.com/topics/books/
Talks here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivyQtk-5OZM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0OqA0pmAag&t=2s
Psychology Today Blog: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/experts/larry-d-rosen-phd