Dr. Laurie Santos

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?

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?

This is an important one because you notice your emotions. What drives you to your phone? Were you bored? Were you anxious, right? What's your cue that like gets you there? What's that craving coming from? And then finally, what else, right? What's the opportunity cost of being on your phone right now? You might be missing Michelle Obama on your flight. Like they're just sitting right next to you.

This is an important one because you notice your emotions. What drives you to your phone? Were you bored? Were you anxious, right? What's your cue that like gets you there? What's that craving coming from? And then finally, what else, right? What's the opportunity cost of being on your phone right now? You might be missing Michelle Obama on your flight. Like they're just sitting right next to you.

This is an important one because you notice your emotions. What drives you to your phone? Were you bored? Were you anxious, right? What's your cue that like gets you there? What's that craving coming from? And then finally, what else, right? What's the opportunity cost of being on your phone right now? You might be missing Michelle Obama on your flight. Like they're just sitting right next to you.

You didn't notice, right? You might miss the beautiful scenery. You might miss the opportunity to talk to someone who has interesting stories, interesting ideas, right? That what else question is critical because what studies show us is that because we're on our phones, we're less social than we could be.

You didn't notice, right? You might miss the beautiful scenery. You might miss the opportunity to talk to someone who has interesting stories, interesting ideas, right? That what else question is critical because what studies show us is that because we're on our phones, we're less social than we could be.

You didn't notice, right? You might miss the beautiful scenery. You might miss the opportunity to talk to someone who has interesting stories, interesting ideas, right? That what else question is critical because what studies show us is that because we're on our phones, we're less social than we could be.

Lovely study by Elizabeth Dunn at the University of British Columbia had people with their phones or without their phones sitting in a waiting room. They weren't even using their phones. It was just like present or not. And she just measured the amount of smiling that people did, you know, casual, somebody's in your room, you smile at them. She sees 30% less smiling when phones are present, right?

Lovely study by Elizabeth Dunn at the University of British Columbia had people with their phones or without their phones sitting in a waiting room. They weren't even using their phones. It was just like present or not. And she just measured the amount of smiling that people did, you know, casual, somebody's in your room, you smile at them. She sees 30% less smiling when phones are present, right?

Lovely study by Elizabeth Dunn at the University of British Columbia had people with their phones or without their phones sitting in a waiting room. They weren't even using their phones. It was just like present or not. And she just measured the amount of smiling that people did, you know, casual, somebody's in your room, you smile at them. She sees 30% less smiling when phones are present, right?

calculate that by all the phones on planes in Austin and so on. So we're really missing out. But that strategy of WWW, I think what it gets us towards is like, we just have to be mindful. We just have to notice. These are good tools, right? We know even from COVID times, they were so useful. But we just have to use them in a healthy way. Yeah, I love that.

calculate that by all the phones on planes in Austin and so on. So we're really missing out. But that strategy of WWW, I think what it gets us towards is like, we just have to be mindful. We just have to notice. These are good tools, right? We know even from COVID times, they were so useful. But we just have to use them in a healthy way. Yeah, I love that.

calculate that by all the phones on planes in Austin and so on. So we're really missing out. But that strategy of WWW, I think what it gets us towards is like, we just have to be mindful. We just have to notice. These are good tools, right? We know even from COVID times, they were so useful. But we just have to use them in a healthy way. Yeah, I love that.

Yeah, I think there are a couple of things, right? One is making sure you have the right definition of hope. Because I think sometimes when we think of hope, we think of what at least psychologists might call optimism. We're just like, everything's going to be fine. And I think that everything's going to be fine is like, I mean, look at the new, like, look at X, like, look anywhere.

Yeah, I think there are a couple of things, right? One is making sure you have the right definition of hope. Because I think sometimes when we think of hope, we think of what at least psychologists might call optimism. We're just like, everything's going to be fine. And I think that everything's going to be fine is like, I mean, look at the new, like, look at X, like, look anywhere.

Yeah, I think there are a couple of things, right? One is making sure you have the right definition of hope. Because I think sometimes when we think of hope, we think of what at least psychologists might call optimism. We're just like, everything's going to be fine. And I think that everything's going to be fine is like, I mean, look at the new, like, look at X, like, look anywhere.

It's not fine, right? And so I think it's important to, like, call it the way it is. It's not fine. But hope isn't that. Hope says things are not fine, but... I can actually see at least a few paths for things to get better. Why is that psychologically so important? If you think things are fine right now, are you going to act? Are you going to take agency? Are you going to do anything about it?

It's not fine, right? And so I think it's important to, like, call it the way it is. It's not fine. But hope isn't that. Hope says things are not fine, but... I can actually see at least a few paths for things to get better. Why is that psychologically so important? If you think things are fine right now, are you going to act? Are you going to take agency? Are you going to do anything about it?

It's not fine, right? And so I think it's important to, like, call it the way it is. It's not fine. But hope isn't that. Hope says things are not fine, but... I can actually see at least a few paths for things to get better. Why is that psychologically so important? If you think things are fine right now, are you going to act? Are you going to take agency? Are you going to do anything about it?