Is There a Relationship Between Your Phone and Your Kids?

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I watch parents on their phone, like around their kids at the power. I also think that there's like a social signal thing. Do you know that study that was done in Italy about they put two two strangers in rooms together? So say we didn't know each other, we're in a room similar to this. And they asked after 10 minutes for the people to go outside and tell the researchers how good was the rapport and kinship or relationship between you and that stranger you spent 10 minutes with. The presence of that physical device that nobody could actually touch or do anything weird because it wasn't even their phone dramatically reduced the connection, the kinship, the relationship. That charger should

Shane's guest on this episode of the show is New York Times bestselling author Neil Pasricha, who returns for his second appearance on The Knowledge Project. We discuss the importance of gratitude and how simple acts can change the way you feel, where confidence comes from, the specific routines and habits you can use to counter anxiety, the recipe for building resilience, and so much more. Pasricha is the author of seven books which collectively have sold over 2 million copies and spent over 200 weeks on bestseller lists, including The Happiness Equation and Two-Minute Mornings. His first TED talk, “The 3 A’s of Awesome,” is ranked as one of the 10 Most Inspiring of all time, and he also hosts a podcast called 3 Books, where he uncovers the 1,000 most formative books in the world. Neil previously appeared on Episode 72 of the The Knowledge Project, one of the show’s most downloaded conversations to date. His new book, Our Book of Awesome, will be released Dec. 6.

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