Feng Shui for the Mind — Part 2 of 3: Dopamine & Variable Rewards Systems
The problem with adding technology to the dopamine reward system is the equation is how quickly we can want something and have it. Dopamine.
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Digital Wellness Resources
Digital Wellness Institue (use code TRACY for 10% off DWI CEU course)
BOOKS:
Deep Work, Cal Newport
Digital Minimalism, Cal Newport
Bored and Brilliant, Manoush Zomorodi
The Future of Happiness, by Amy Blankson
Indistratable, by Nir Eyal
VIDEOS:
Scientists You Must Know: Intel Founder Gordon E. Moore
Solitude Deprivation (a quick clip from Cal Newport)
TEDx: Connected by Alone by Sherry Turkle
The Self-Imprisoning Paradox of Social Media by Esther Perel
TIPS:
- How to Adjust PC Monitor Brightness and Suggested Software - PCMag
- "The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has long recommended that children have no screen time at all before age 2, and that older kids should have no more than two hours of screen time per day." Sep 28, 2015
- Links and tips for Cyber Security from Amy Blankson: Check out this free and safe tool from the University of Cambridge that tells you what information can be extracted about you (i.e., your personality, your preferences) based on your Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin data (if you have one). Revisit your privacy settings in your most-used apps on your phone and or browser and adjust to your comfort level. Here are some helpful websites for how to go about it. Share your experience with your classmates in the community forum before starting the next section.
Google Chrome Privacy Settings
ARTICLES
‘Phubbing’ Is Hurting Your Relationships. Here’s What It Is by Time Magazine
The Mind-Body Connection by Kaiser Permanente
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