[Music] today I sent 298 texts i retweeted 5
today I sent 298 texts i retweeted 5
today I sent 298 texts i retweeted 5 tweets and liked another 18 I took 7
tweets and liked another 18 I took 7
tweets and liked another 18 I took 7 selfies for woodhead filters on them I
selfies for woodhead filters on them I
selfies for woodhead filters on them I liked 76 photos but only bother to read
liked 76 photos but only bother to read
liked 76 photos but only bother to read the captions of 10 today I spent more
the captions of 10 today I spent more
the captions of 10 today I spent more time interacting with people inside of a
time interacting with people inside of a
time interacting with people inside of a screen rather than outside how many of
screen rather than outside how many of
screen rather than outside how many of you can relate to this oh come on hands
you can relate to this oh come on hands
you can relate to this oh come on hands up I’m pretty sure most of you have had
up I’m pretty sure most of you have had
up I’m pretty sure most of you have had this technology is advancing quickly
this technology is advancing quickly
this technology is advancing quickly cars are driving themselves and robots
cars are driving themselves and robots
cars are driving themselves and robots with human-like expressions are being
with human-like expressions are being
with human-like expressions are being created we’re relying more and more on
created we’re relying more and more on
created we’re relying more and more on digital advancements that eliminate the
digital advancements that eliminate the
digital advancements that eliminate the need for human interaction spending more
need for human interaction spending more
need for human interaction spending more time on our devices and actually talking
time on our devices and actually talking
time on our devices and actually talking to our friends I fear will eventually
to our friends I fear will eventually
to our friends I fear will eventually not be able to tell the difference
not be able to tell the difference
not be able to tell the difference between a human with a heart and a
between a human with a heart and a
between a human with a heart and a machine with a software humans need to
machine with a software humans need to
machine with a software humans need to make sure we define ourselves as living
make sure we define ourselves as living
make sure we define ourselves as living and not artificial as we make new
and not artificial as we make new
and not artificial as we make new discoveries and create alternate
discoveries and create alternate
discoveries and create alternate learning and everyday tools we stray
learning and everyday tools we stray
learning and everyday tools we stray farther and farther away from reality to
farther and farther away from reality to
farther and farther away from reality to ensure a future in a world rapidly
ensure a future in a world rapidly
ensure a future in a world rapidly producing products one step ahead of the
producing products one step ahead of the
producing products one step ahead of the next we must take at least these three
next we must take at least these three
next we must take at least these three steps to prevent a downfall number one
steps to prevent a downfall number one
steps to prevent a downfall number one unplug in an article by writer Andrew
unplug in an article by writer Andrew
unplug in an article by writer Andrew Sullivan he describes his struggle to
Sullivan he describes his struggle to
Sullivan he describes his struggle to disconnect from technology after
disconnect from technology after
disconnect from technology after becoming sick four times in 12 months
becoming sick four times in 12 months
becoming sick four times in 12 months with bronchial infections due to his
with bronchial infections due to his
with bronchial infections due to his inability to focus on himself and what’s
inability to focus on himself and what’s
inability to focus on himself and what’s real he decided it was time for a change
real he decided it was time for a change
real he decided it was time for a change Sullivan signed up for a meditation
Sullivan signed up for a meditation
Sullivan signed up for a meditation retreat let go of extreme connectivity
retreat let go of extreme connectivity
retreat let go of extreme connectivity he described struggle to disconnect but
he described struggle to disconnect but
he described struggle to disconnect but also talked about the extreme benefit it
also talked about the extreme benefit it
also talked about the extreme benefit it presented once he learned how to adapt
presented once he learned how to adapt
presented once he learned how to adapt Sullivan later wrote about a smaller
Sullivan later wrote about a smaller
Sullivan later wrote about a smaller precise 2015 study the huffington posted
precise 2015 study the huffington posted
precise 2015 study the huffington posted on 23 young adults participants are
on 23 young adults participants are
on 23 young adults participants are found to be using their phones five
found to be using their phones five
found to be using their phones five hours a day at 85 separate times most of
hours a day at 85 separate times most of
hours a day at 85 separate times most of these interactions were for less than 30
these interactions were for less than 30
these interactions were for less than 30 seconds but they add up they thought
seconds but they add up they thought
seconds but they add up they thought they use their phones half as much as
they use their phones half as much as
they use their phones half as much as they actually did this shows that we are
they actually did this shows that we are
they actually did this shows that we are model aware of how much time we spend
model aware of how much time we spend
model aware of how much time we spend the living in a screen but whether they
the living in a screen but whether they
the living in a screen but whether they were aware of it or not studies show
were aware of it or not studies show
were aware of it or not studies show that technology had seized around
that technology had seized around
that technology had seized around one-third of these young adults waking
one-third of these young adults waking
one-third of these young adults waking hours in many studies it has been proven
hours in many studies it has been proven
hours in many studies it has been proven that more time connected through phones
that more time connected through phones
that more time connected through phones tablets and television equals higher
tablets and television equals higher
tablets and television equals higher rates of obesity depression and anxiety
rates of obesity depression and anxiety
rates of obesity depression and anxiety we don’t take the time to look out for
we don’t take the time to look out for
we don’t take the time to look out for our health because if you let them where
our health because if you let them where
our health because if you let them where we work out the more we miss out on many
we work out the more we miss out on many
we work out the more we miss out on many young adults and children are spending
young adults and children are spending
young adults and children are spending more time in front of a screen and one
more time in front of a screen and one
more time in front of a screen and one YouTube video leads to the next and we
YouTube video leads to the next and we
YouTube video leads to the next and we end up sitting for hours straight
end up sitting for hours straight
end up sitting for hours straight watching cat videos media such as
watching cat videos media such as
watching cat videos media such as instagrams and Facebook’s can cause
instagrams and Facebook’s can cause
instagrams and Facebook’s can cause depression due to the post that people
depression due to the post that people
depression due to the post that people filter their lives through normally the
filter their lives through normally the
filter their lives through normally the tough times are not seen by a follower
tough times are not seen by a follower
tough times are not seen by a follower only connects to friends through the
only connects to friends through the
only connects to friends through the media those cleese people questioning
media those cleese people questioning
media those cleese people questioning where others lives are so great and
where others lives are so great and
where others lives are so great and doubting why ours isn’t many studies
doubting why ours isn’t many studies
doubting why ours isn’t many studies have proven that belonging to community
have proven that belonging to community
have proven that belonging to community groups in which people interact with
groups in which people interact with
groups in which people interact with peers on a regular basis can help to
peers on a regular basis can help to
peers on a regular basis can help to relieve this warm with depression in a
relieve this warm with depression in a
relieve this warm with depression in a list published with the help of
list published with the help of
list published with the help of psychologists Deborah sareini it
psychologists Deborah sareini it
psychologists Deborah sareini it mentions media as one of the six things
mentions media as one of the six things
mentions media as one of the six things that helped to worsen depression a
that helped to worsen depression a
that helped to worsen depression a recommended fix this was to only reflect
recommended fix this was to only reflect
recommended fix this was to only reflect of posts and articles and read one’s
of posts and articles and read one’s
of posts and articles and read one’s comfortable with how many of you have a
comfortable with how many of you have a
comfortable with how many of you have a smart phone on you okay now show me
awesome now put them away so I know
awesome now put them away so I know you’re listening to me I’m guilty of it
you’re listening to me I’m guilty of it
you’re listening to me I’m guilty of it too being away from these devices causes
too being away from these devices causes
too being away from these devices causes anxiety the separation option makes us
anxiety the separation option makes us
anxiety the separation option makes us feel like we’re missing out on so much I
feel like we’re missing out on so much I
feel like we’re missing out on so much I hope I have my phone by me even for just
hope I have my phone by me even for just
hope I have my phone by me even for just a little bit I can’t resist the
a little bit I can’t resist the
a little bit I can’t resist the temptation to take a look at it in a
temptation to take a look at it in a
temptation to take a look at it in a study done by the non-profit anxiety UK
study done by the non-profit anxiety UK
study done by the non-profit anxiety UK it mentions anxiety as one thing that is
it mentions anxiety as one thing that is
it mentions anxiety as one thing that is causing depression and anxiety
causing depression and anxiety
causing depression and anxiety forty-five percent of people polled so
forty-five percent of people polled so
forty-five percent of people polled so that they felt uncomfortable or worried
that they felt uncomfortable or worried
that they felt uncomfortable or worried when media such as Facebook was not
when media such as Facebook was not
when media such as Facebook was not accessible molla mindset did another
accessible molla mindset did another
accessible molla mindset did another study in which seventy-three percent of
study in which seventy-three percent of
study in which seventy-three percent of people said they would panic if they
people said they would panic if they
people said they would panic if they lost their smartphones I recently went
lost their smartphones I recently went
lost their smartphones I recently went on a church retreat I learned I had to
on a church retreat I learned I had to
on a church retreat I learned I had to give up my phone for the weekend the
give up my phone for the weekend the
give up my phone for the weekend the week leading up to the retreat I became
week leading up to the retreat I became
week leading up to the retreat I became so nervous as letting told my phone
so nervous as letting told my phone
so nervous as letting told my phone because I’m so connected to its inside
because I’m so connected to its inside
because I’m so connected to its inside of it rather than what’s outside I
of it rather than what’s outside I
of it rather than what’s outside I realized I not only need it but I depend
realized I not only need it but I depend
realized I not only need it but I depend on it I view it is necessary to check
on it I view it is necessary to check
on it I view it is necessary to check time take pic
time take pic
time take pic or for light but the retreat allowed me
or for light but the retreat allowed me
or for light but the retreat allowed me to see that they’re healthy alternatives
to see that they’re healthy alternatives
to see that they’re healthy alternatives watches cameras and flashlights for
watches cameras and flashlights for
watches cameras and flashlights for whenever we turn on our phones to just
whenever we turn on our phones to just
whenever we turn on our phones to just check the time we end up on media and
check the time we end up on media and
check the time we end up on media and texting people instead we need to unplug
texting people instead we need to unplug
texting people instead we need to unplug from our forms of technology make room
from our forms of technology make room
from our forms of technology make room for less virtual reality and more
for less virtual reality and more
for less virtual reality and more reality less space times and more
reality less space times and more
reality less space times and more face-to-face the second way to ensure a
face-to-face the second way to ensure a
face-to-face the second way to ensure a healthy future is to meditate unplugging
healthy future is to meditate unplugging
healthy future is to meditate unplugging doesn’t just mean letting go it means
doesn’t just mean letting go it means
doesn’t just mean letting go it means taking the time to let go of what isn’t
taking the time to let go of what isn’t
taking the time to let go of what isn’t real and come back to it is you it goes
real and come back to it is you it goes
real and come back to it is you it goes back to the traditional style of making
back to the traditional style of making
back to the traditional style of making time to relax with the future presenting
time to relax with the future presenting
time to relax with the future presenting new creations we need to study ourselves
new creations we need to study ourselves
new creations we need to study ourselves for them if too much is thrown at us to
for them if too much is thrown at us to
for them if too much is thrown at us to quickly we will become overwhelmed with
quickly we will become overwhelmed with
quickly we will become overwhelmed with the prospect of how to use them and how
the prospect of how to use them and how
the prospect of how to use them and how they will affect our everyday lives to
they will affect our everyday lives to
they will affect our everyday lives to mentally prepare we should take at least
mentally prepare we should take at least
mentally prepare we should take at least 15 minutes each day to be in silence
15 minutes each day to be in silence
15 minutes each day to be in silence reflect over a day and think about where
reflect over a day and think about where
reflect over a day and think about where we’re going I’d like you all to close
we’re going I’d like you all to close
we’re going I’d like you all to close your eyes just for 15 seconds and try to
your eyes just for 15 seconds and try to
your eyes just for 15 seconds and try to disconnect don’t think about anything
disconnect don’t think about anything
disconnect don’t think about anything other than yourself and I will let you
other than yourself and I will let you
other than yourself and I will let you know when the time is up
you may open your eyes how many of you
you may open your eyes how many of you had trouble disconnecting even for just
had trouble disconnecting even for just
had trouble disconnecting even for just a short period of time whew okay it can
a short period of time whew okay it can
a short period of time whew okay it can be hard but it is essential to keeping
be hard but it is essential to keeping
be hard but it is essential to keeping true to our human spirit and a quickly
true to our human spirit and a quickly
true to our human spirit and a quickly changing society this will allow us to
changing society this will allow us to
changing society this will allow us to analyze ourselves and better understand
analyze ourselves and better understand
analyze ourselves and better understand others and disconnect from the quickly
others and disconnect from the quickly
others and disconnect from the quickly moving world online there’s a quote by
moving world online there’s a quote by
moving world online there’s a quote by David Lynch that says the thing about
David Lynch that says the thing about
David Lynch that says the thing about meditation is you become more and more
meditation is you become more and more
meditation is you become more and more you and that’s the exact purpose of it
you and that’s the exact purpose of it
you and that’s the exact purpose of it we become so involved in everyone else
we become so involved in everyone else
we become so involved in everyone else through the connectivity we have that we
through the connectivity we have that we
through the connectivity we have that we lose sight of who we are last but not
lose sight of who we are last but not
lose sight of who we are last but not least the third point is spending
least the third point is spending
least the third point is spending quality time with family and friends two
quality time with family and friends two
quality time with family and friends two bracelets for innovation I know it
bracelets for innovation I know it
bracelets for innovation I know it sounds sappy but it’s time to go old
sounds sappy but it’s time to go old
sounds sappy but it’s time to go old school remember those days as a little
school remember those days as a little
school remember those days as a little kid where you sit around your family
kid where you sit around your family
kid where you sit around your family dinner table and ask each other about
dinner table and ask each other about
dinner table and ask each other about their days I do those days are few and
their days I do those days are few and
their days I do those days are few and far now due to busy schedules and time
far now due to busy schedules and time
far now due to busy schedules and time with technology many families are
with technology many families are
with technology many families are spending increasingly more time in front
spending increasingly more time in front
spending increasingly more time in front of a screen rather than actually talking
of a screen rather than actually talking
of a screen rather than actually talking to each other we’re all engaged so much
to each other we’re all engaged so much
to each other we’re all engaged so much in the media does a little time we do
in the media does a little time we do
in the media does a little time we do have together we spend texting people or
have together we spend texting people or
have together we spend texting people or scrolling through Twitter feeds family
scrolling through Twitter feeds family
scrolling through Twitter feeds family game nights new be brought back and so
game nights new be brought back and so
game nights new be brought back and so to talks at the dinner table creating
to talks at the dinner table creating
to talks at the dinner table creating real bonds with people are more
real bonds with people are more
real bonds with people are more important than some snapchat story ever
important than some snapchat story ever
important than some snapchat story ever will be a family time is important but
will be a family time is important but
will be a family time is important but it can even come to disconnecting with
it can even come to disconnecting with
it can even come to disconnecting with people who aren’t virtually edited and
people who aren’t virtually edited and
people who aren’t virtually edited and filtered can you name six of your
filtered can you name six of your
filtered can you name six of your neighbors you actually talk to them I
neighbors you actually talk to them I
neighbors you actually talk to them I find myself talking more to people five
find myself talking more to people five
find myself talking more to people five to five hundred miles away then those a
to five hundred miles away then those a
to five hundred miles away then those a few steps from my front door it seems
few steps from my front door it seems
few steps from my front door it seems easier to send a text to your friend in
easier to send a text to your friend in
easier to send a text to your friend in New York then have a continuous
New York then have a continuous
New York then have a continuous conversation with your next-door
conversation with your next-door
conversation with your next-door neighbor in the past children will be
neighbor in the past children will be
neighbor in the past children will be found playing outside with neighbors as
found playing outside with neighbors as
found playing outside with neighbors as time went by and technology progressed
time went by and technology progressed
time went by and technology progressed more kids are found playing inside on
more kids are found playing inside on
more kids are found playing inside on video games even between ten years much
video games even between ten years much
video games even between ten years much has changed as I used to see kids
has changed as I used to see kids
has changed as I used to see kids playing outside all the time when I was
playing outside all the time when I was
playing outside all the time when I was five but at 15 I rarely see anyone
five but at 15 I rarely see anyone
five but at 15 I rarely see anyone outside a study done by dr. jim taylor
outside a study done by dr. jim taylor
outside a study done by dr. jim taylor proves that narcissism is fueled by
proves that narcissism is fueled by
proves that narcissism is fueled by technology our generation is more
technology our generation is more
technology our generation is more narcissistic than ever before all the
narcissistic than ever before all the
narcissistic than ever before all the time spent absorbing screens has
time spent absorbing screens has
time spent absorbing screens has that the amount of actual human
that the amount of actual human
that the amount of actual human interaction that children have best
interaction that children have best
interaction that children have best limiting them a vital life experience is
limiting them a vital life experience is
limiting them a vital life experience is needed to develop social skills such as
needed to develop social skills such as
needed to develop social skills such as empathy compassion and consideration for
empathy compassion and consideration for
empathy compassion and consideration for others our generation will be exposed to
others our generation will be exposed to
others our generation will be exposed to more technology that can destroy us if
more technology that can destroy us if
more technology that can destroy us if we do not deepen our core values in the
we do not deepen our core values in the
we do not deepen our core values in the article it mentions that social media
article it mentions that social media
article it mentions that social media does not necessarily create narcissists
does not necessarily create narcissists
does not necessarily create narcissists but may provide new venues to reinforce
but may provide new venues to reinforce
but may provide new venues to reinforce narcissistic tendencies mobile
narcissistic tendencies mobile
narcissistic tendencies mobile technology may be transforming us all
technology may be transforming us all
technology may be transforming us all into raving narcissists as of right now
into raving narcissists as of right now
into raving narcissists as of right now a lot of society operates like robots
a lot of society operates like robots
a lot of society operates like robots not humans and that needs to be fixed we
not humans and that needs to be fixed we
not humans and that needs to be fixed we need to be aware of how whatever we
need to be aware of how whatever we
need to be aware of how whatever we create will affect us and we need to put
create will affect us and we need to put
create will affect us and we need to put humans as I priority over any technology
humans as I priority over any technology
humans as I priority over any technology we to control the technology not the
we to control the technology not the
we to control the technology not the vice versa in conclusion we are not on
vice versa in conclusion we are not on
vice versa in conclusion we are not on the road to success as the most seem to
the road to success as the most seem to
the road to success as the most seem to think society is on a path to only lead
think society is on a path to only lead
think society is on a path to only lead to destruction if we do not take the
to destruction if we do not take the
to destruction if we do not take the time and effort to fix it currently we
time and effort to fix it currently we
time and effort to fix it currently we are headed towards obesity depression
are headed towards obesity depression
are headed towards obesity depression anxiety and pure chaos we’re trying to
anxiety and pure chaos we’re trying to
anxiety and pure chaos we’re trying to balance everything multitasking virtual
balance everything multitasking virtual
balance everything multitasking virtual with reality but as new innovations are
with reality but as new innovations are
with reality but as new innovations are created we will soon find that plan to
created we will soon find that plan to
created we will soon find that plan to fail to prepare for the future we as a
fail to prepare for the future we as a
fail to prepare for the future we as a collective whole need to make time to
collective whole need to make time to
collective whole need to make time to meditate unplug and spend time with
meditate unplug and spend time with
meditate unplug and spend time with family and friends for me what’s next is
family and friends for me what’s next is
family and friends for me what’s next is strengthening my core values and
strengthening my core values and
strengthening my core values and connecting with what I know is real I’ve
connecting with what I know is real I’ve
connecting with what I know is real I’ve begun to turn off my phone while doing
begun to turn off my phone while doing
begun to turn off my phone while doing homework by doing this it brings me
homework by doing this it brings me
homework by doing this it brings me relief and peace I’m spending more time
relief and peace I’m spending more time
relief and peace I’m spending more time with my family and have making more time
with my family and have making more time
with my family and have making more time for myself I’m quickly learning if I can
for myself I’m quickly learning if I can
for myself I’m quickly learning if I can do things right today I’m making way for
do things right today I’m making way for
do things right today I’m making way for a great tomorrow what small changes can
a great tomorrow what small changes can
a great tomorrow what small changes can you make today that will have a lasting
you make today that will have a lasting
you make today that will have a lasting impact on your future
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