This week on the show we’re talking with Christina Avallone, author of Thriving in a Digital World, to discuss the pitfalls many of us face when technology starts to take over.
For Christina, it started at home as she navigated the massive technological shifts as a parent to her now-grown daughters. This experience led her down a path of research and exploration into technology, how a pathological use of our tech can impact the brain, and how systems presumably designed for productivity and connection can actually cause increased distraction and disconnection.
Her book is driven not by a call for technological abstinence, but for understanding. For Christina, that means raising her children safe, in her faith, and aware of the tools in their pockets to do good in the world, while understanding their perils at the same time.
- (00:00) - Welcome to The ADHD Podcast
- (05:05) - Sponsor: TextExpander
- (08:09) - Introducing Christina Avallone
- (14:09) - Crossroads: Co-mingling tech and distraction
- (20:09) - Context Switching Challenges
- (23:40) - Being Present
- (30:19) - The FOBO-Rudeness Connundrum
- (33:15) - You Might have a problem with your tech if...
- (39:27) - Building a healthy relationship with your tech
- (42:14) - Learning to Learn your Technology
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