- Digital Detox -
Are Smartphones Causing Thumb Tendonitis?
By Heidi WachterAs smartphone usage grows, more and more people are finding it to be a pain.
Digital Detox
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The Anxiety of After-Hours Email
By Heidi WachterIn an always-on-call culture, researchers argue for pulling the plug on business-related connectivity outside of office hours to improve employee productivity and well-being — and France passes the first right-to-disconnect law.
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5 Ways to Ease Digital Eyestrain
By Michael DregniThe time you spend staring at your screen is taxing for your eyes. Here’s how you can take the edge off.
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Like This: A Facebook Break
By Experience Life StaffTaking a vacation from Facebook may reduce your stress and boost your happiness.
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Real-Life Connections
By Heather RogersWhen our social lives unfold largely in the digital realm, it can damage our relationships and health in surprising ways. Discover why face-to-face connections count.
- Digital Detox -
Excessive Social-Media Use Linked to Depression in Young Adults
By Craig CoxNew study suggests heavy users are nearly three times more likely to be depressed.
- Digital Detox -
Your Email May Be Bad for Your Health
By Craig CoxNew research shows how managing the daily flood of messages can create unwanted stress and harm your health.
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Social-Media Use Linked to Sleep Problems in Millenials
By Craig CoxFrequent visitors to popular channels may toss and turn more often.
- Digital Detox -
What to Try Now: BreakFree
By Experience Life StaffAre you too addicted to your smartphone? Breakfree is an app that can help!
- Mindfulness -
5 Strategies for Using Technology Mindfully (Infographic)
By Experience Life StaffSimple ways to help you become more mindful when using technology.
- Community -
Unpacking the Challenges of Social Health in the Digital Age
By Experience Life StaffAmericans are more digitally connected than ever before, yet numerous studies show that we are increasingly unhappy. Why is that? Dallas Hartwig and Pilar Gerasimo help us unpack the challenges of social health in the digital age.
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Dallas Hartwig’s Top 5 Tips for Social Health
By Experience Life TeamDallas Hartwig shares his top five tips for social health.
- Community -
When the Internet Turns Ugly
By Jon SpaydeCyberbullying is designed to trigger stress and anxiety. Here’s how to keep your cool when things heat up online.
- Mindfulness -
Intentional Computing
By Elizabeth MillardDo you control your devices or do they control you? A more conscious approach can help you get the most out of technology.
- Mindfulness -
Staying Human in the Digital Age: Q&A With Manoush Zomorodi
By Heidi WachterThe podcast host and author shares her top insights on maintaining a healthy relationship with technology.
- Community -
Silence Your Phone, Please?
By Heidi WachterA new poll shows the changing social norms around cell-phone use and the challenges of maintaining mobile-phone etiquette.
- Digital Detox -
This Is Your Body on Texting
By Heidi WachterFour ways that fiddling with our phones can have a negative effect on our bodies.
- Stress Relief -
The Upside of Downtime
By Heather RogersThe scientific case for doing nothing more often — and its surprising rewards.
- Digital Detox -
Screen Vision = Tunnel Vision
By Grace LabattAs our habitual focus has narrowed to small screens, our brains have acclimated to that limited view, resulting in a dulled capacity for seeing beyond a limited perceptual field.
- Food Culture -
How to Detox Your Life, Save Money, and Change the World
By Stacy MalkanWhat’s best for our health and the planet can also be great for our bank accounts. All it takes is shifting how we spend our money and our time.
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Ready, Set, Unplug!
By Heidi WachterIn honor of the National Day of Unplugging, we’ve pulled together some of our top articles on the healthy rewards of logging out of the online world — and tuning into real life.