Ben Greenfield

Like, for example, if I tell my kids that,

Digital screen time is not conducive to the same type of deep relationship building as analog face-to-face interactions.

Digital screen time is not conducive to the same type of deep relationship building as analog face-to-face interactions.

But then I've got like my phone hidden by my chair at the dinner table.

But then I've got like my phone hidden by my chair at the dinner table.

And like five times during dinner, I'm checking it or there's like a ding or I'm like, wait, there's this one thing, like this one email I'm expecting you guys.

And like five times during dinner, I'm checking it or there's like a ding or I'm like, wait, there's this one thing, like this one email I'm expecting you guys.

Just hang on.

I got to check this real quick.

This is important for work.

A, not only are your kids going to see that and simulate it, but B, you're not just teaching your children, you're teaching your children's children.

Just hang on.

I got to check this real quick.

This is important for work.

A, not only are your kids going to see that and simulate it, but B, you're not just teaching your children, you're teaching your children's children.

This is another concept that came up repeatedly in the book from parents.

This is another concept that came up repeatedly in the book from parents.

And so just imagine, by that little action that you're taking each night of making your phone a priority over family, or at least giving the perception that there's something really important on your phone that cannot wait till after dinner, you're basically creating a

And so just imagine, by that little action that you're taking each night of making your phone a priority over family, or at least giving the perception that there's something really important on your phone that cannot wait till after dinner, you're basically creating a

About 100 great grandchildren who are all going to be hanging out on their phone during dinner, not talking with people, not engaging in eye-to-eye interaction, getting the type of leaky gut syndrome and poor nutrient absorption that occurs when you're interacting with technology at the same time that you're feeding yourself.