What does tech overload feel like?
Help me understand how you feel
Help me understand better: What does being plugged in feel like to you?
The more I talk to people the more I realize that our digital lives are scattered across a broad spectrum of supportive and addictive tech.
There are some common use patterns:
Text
Email
Research
Social media
Entertainment
Supportive tech
Digital/online work
Some folks have pulled the plug on some tech, but feel they can’t on others. Feelings on our relationship to digital tech range from outright outrage and rejection to resignation and overwhelm.
Help me understand how it feels for you.
I’d like to know what you’ve tried, what works for you and what a solution feels like.
Take my short survey: Digital Survey
Five questions, one optional. 3-5 minutes. Anonymous.
The better I understand you, the better I can write for you.
Thanks!
Now, go wander outside!
3 Resources for You
DORA Score: A Digital Wellness Assessment Got such great feedback on the Digital Wellness Assessment I’m including it again in case you missed it. This free, 5-minute assessment will measure the impact technology has on your life. Created with mental health professionals, scores range from 0 to 120, with four risk levels of Green, Yellow, Orange and Red.. (DORA, BTW, means “DevOps Research and Assessment.”)
30 Ways to Unplug this Summer In the spirit of the season. Interestingly, this site offers a high-privacy, high-tech with fewer distractions phone.
Creative Ways to Unplug and Recharge This Summer
It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see. Henry David Thoreau
