How do you know if you’re spending too much time with your devices? Tech tools often enhance our lives and open up possibilities for innovation and connection that would be impossible without them. But constant stimulation from devices can also have harmful effects causing stress, depersonalizing interactions, and impacting productivity. So how do you break technology habits you’ve come to rely on throughout the day to stay connected, both professionally and socially?

Psychologist Doreen Dodgen-Magee shows how to get the most out of technology while letting go of harmful habits and forming positive new behaviors in their place. From creating tech-free zones to clarifying your values and being fully present for your commitments, Dodgen-Magee’s techniques will change how you engage with your devices so you reach for them more purposefully. You’ll learn how to lose the distractions and intentionally form healthy patterns - habits that actually help you achieve your goals.

Key takeaways:

• Why you need to stop worrying about how much time you’re spending on screens and start thinking about how your values align with your tech use
• Why a few minutes of boredom a day can help you lead a happier, more fulfilled life
• How to set up what Dodgen-Magee calls “fiery experiences” that can help you rewire your brain and reshape your dependency on tech

Doreen Dodgen-Magee is an award-winning author, speaker, and psychologist with more than 25 years of experience working with individuals and groups. She researches and speaks about how technology affects our brains and bodies, our relationships, and the development of our sense of self. She is the author of Deviced!: Balancing Life and Technology in a Digital World, which was awarded the 2018 Gold Nautilus Prize for psychology.