Download or read book Understand Digital Wellness in the Overwhelming Digital Age written by Jessie Fields and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-02-12 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is creating a tech healthy family important to you? Are you worried about the amount of digital screen time your children are getting? Maybe you are wondering how to break up with your phone? If any of the above is true, it might be time to start thinking outside the cell and develop better digital habits in todays always on society. Unfortunately, the same tech life tools making life so much easier are also competing for our attention and resulting in new mental health challenges from tech. But you're not the only one struggling to understand how your phone is changing you and seeking to improve your tech-life balance... millions are in the same boat as you, struggling to improve relationship with tech and trying their best to become the tech wise family. According to a report published by the Pew Research Center, 1 in every 5 Americans rely on social media for their daily news feed, most of which is negative. One of the main drivers of this rising epidemic of technostress and digital burnout stems from the sense of digital overwhelm, as we try to filter out the tremendous volume of information provided by the Internet and social media. But the damage isn't beyond repair - there's some silver lining amidst all this chaos. Experts claim that understanding social media's and tech's effect on mental health and limiting their use could help you control symptoms that contribute to depression. In Understand Digital Wellness in the Overwhelming Digital Age, you'll discover: The troubling reality of mental health issues from tech - and its effect on users What Facebook Depression is, and why negative Facebook experiences are 3x more likely to lead to depression The #1 reason why remote working may not be as rewarding as it was believed to be Shocking real-life incidents that debug the myth of multitasking Detailed insight into the concepts of techno anxiety and digital burnout - and why it's so common in our burnout society FOMO - and its impact on the new generation 8 digital detox strategies to improve digital wellness and mental health for a simpler and happier life 7 research-based solutions for handling issues with decision fatigue 12 factors - dubbed as the Digital Dozen by psychologists - that together make smartphones the most addictive devices. That is possibly 12 ways your phone is changing you! And so much more! The use of digital devices has transformed our lives...though we have been warned about the mental health risks for years! Not only are lonely people more likely to turn to social media to form social connections, but time spent on social media can also increase loneliness. Fighting for your attention has become a multi-billion-dollar industry for the attention merchants. Billions of websites and countless spammers are targeting you whenever you turn on your digital devices, all trying to pull you in and grab your attention - and possibly your money! So how can we escape the attention factory and stay indistractable? Is the only solution to lower screen time for our family and, in fact, lower screen time for everyone? Fortunately not. You don't have to go on a 40 day social media fast, find ten arguments for deleting your social media accounts right now, or be on a constant outlook for social media dangers in today's always-on society. You can change your life by making a few simple yet realistic changes in order to find better tech habits, one step at a time. If you're struggling to limit your amount of digital screen time and want to build great tech habits, then scroll up and grab your copy of Understand Digital Wellness in the Overwhelming Digital Age today.