Dr. Laurie Santos

Yeah. I think one of the ways to find a balance is just to realize that what we're exposed to affects us, right? You hop on Instagram and you start scrolling through that feed. You might know that some of the stuff you look at is Photoshopped.

You might know that some of the stuff, you know, these companies are, they have algorithms that are sort of pointing you in a bad direction, but that doesn't enter psychologically. You're just soaking in emotions and then the stuff you see, right? But I think that knowledge can be a little bit of power, right?

You might know that some of the stuff, you know, these companies are, they have algorithms that are sort of pointing you in a bad direction, but that doesn't enter psychologically. You're just soaking in emotions and then the stuff you see, right? But I think that knowledge can be a little bit of power, right?

You might know that some of the stuff, you know, these companies are, they have algorithms that are sort of pointing you in a bad direction, but that doesn't enter psychologically. You're just soaking in emotions and then the stuff you see, right? But I think that knowledge can be a little bit of power, right?

You can even ask yourself, how do I feel after that scroll through Reddit or through social media, and ask yourself the question, do I feel more empowered, more hopeful, or do I feel kind of gross and in despair? You can make the choice to put that away. You can kind of notice mindfully how it's making you feel, and you sort of choose to stick it back in your pocket.

You can even ask yourself, how do I feel after that scroll through Reddit or through social media, and ask yourself the question, do I feel more empowered, more hopeful, or do I feel kind of gross and in despair? You can make the choice to put that away. You can kind of notice mindfully how it's making you feel, and you sort of choose to stick it back in your pocket.

You can even ask yourself, how do I feel after that scroll through Reddit or through social media, and ask yourself the question, do I feel more empowered, more hopeful, or do I feel kind of gross and in despair? You can make the choice to put that away. You can kind of notice mindfully how it's making you feel, and you sort of choose to stick it back in your pocket.

Social media companies wouldn't have these algorithms if all our eyeballs weren't on phones anymore. And we actually have more agency than we often remember in that fight.

Social media companies wouldn't have these algorithms if all our eyeballs weren't on phones anymore. And we actually have more agency than we often remember in that fight.

Social media companies wouldn't have these algorithms if all our eyeballs weren't on phones anymore. And we actually have more agency than we often remember in that fight.

Strategy. Strategies, yeah. Yeah.

Strategy. Strategies, yeah. Yeah.

Strategy. Strategies, yeah. Yeah.

Yeah, no, but strategies. I mean, I think awareness is really key here. One of my favorite strategies for sort of dealing with your phone and being on your phone all the time comes from the journalist Catherine Price.

Yeah, no, but strategies. I mean, I think awareness is really key here. One of my favorite strategies for sort of dealing with your phone and being on your phone all the time comes from the journalist Catherine Price.

Yeah, no, but strategies. I mean, I think awareness is really key here. One of my favorite strategies for sort of dealing with your phone and being on your phone all the time comes from the journalist Catherine Price.

She has this lovely book, How to Break Up with Your Phone, where she argues that you don't have to break up with your phone so much as you need to take it to, like, couples counseling so that you can, like, deal with it better. Yeah. But she has this really handy acronym that she uses whenever she finds herself on her phone.

She has this lovely book, How to Break Up with Your Phone, where she argues that you don't have to break up with your phone so much as you need to take it to, like, couples counseling so that you can, like, deal with it better. Yeah. But she has this really handy acronym that she uses whenever she finds herself on her phone.

She has this lovely book, How to Break Up with Your Phone, where she argues that you don't have to break up with your phone so much as you need to take it to, like, couples counseling so that you can, like, deal with it better. Yeah. But she has this really handy acronym that she uses whenever she finds herself on her phone.

It's WWW, which you can think of because you're probably on the World Wide Web, right? But this is not World Wide Web. WWW stands for what for, why now, and what else. So what are you on your phone for? Maybe you're checking your email or looking at a map. Maybe you're just... deep in some TikTok dive, right? Was there a purpose, right? Why now?