Jonathan Haidt
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
You make a mark.
You make a mark.
And just to see.
Because some people say, I'm surprised that your audience said 85% because most people would say, I don't know if I'm really addicted.
And so I like that there's that sense of self-awareness.
But if you're thinking, yeah, I'm not really that addicted, you breathe in an hour 960 times a minute.
And you may notice that you want to have that compulsion to check 960 times a minute or thereabouts because we all have that sense of reliance on our devices.
So that's like a really quick way that you can check.
To see, am I relying on my device?
Because of the line of work that I am in, I can very quickly, I have certain tells when I know, I call them the canary in the coal mine, right?
I think we talked about this the last time I was here.
I can very quickly tell when I'm starting to get that feeling of addiction or compulsion.
And so I course correct early, but that's only because I know the science and I course correct.
I'm definitely addicted.
You can.
I keep my phone outside.
I walk the talk.
I keep my phone outside my bedroom.
It is not within arm's reach.
I grayscale my phone during periods of deep focus during the day.