You're in Digital Distress

You’re so switched on and tech-savvy that you literally cannot switch off.

You're in digital distress

You don’t go anywhere without your smartphone. The thought of the battery going flat (or worse still, misplacing it!!) evokes feelings of panic. You suffer from ‘nomophobia’ (ie. fear of not having your phone in close proximity). You spend your days tethered to your tech, yet justify your habit citing work or family commitments. If you’re completely honest you know you’re way too dependent on your devices. Digital Demands permeate your days and are leaving you stressed and exhausted.

Three Micro-Habits to Power-Up Your Performance

A few of my science-backed protocols that will bolster your performance:

Disable all non-essential notifications. Do you really need to know when a colleague updates their LinkedIn profile?

Bundle/batch your notifications so they come to you at allocated times, rather than dribbling in throughout the day.

Put your phone out of sight when doing your deep focused work. Just seeing your phone can reduce your cognitive performance by 10%.

I hope you’ve found this digital self-evaluation helpful. It can be a little confronting to realise we are more digitally dependent and distracted than we thought. But trust me when I say, it’s not your fault - and you are definitely not alone.

Companies spend billions of dollars each and every year on research alone, discovering how to make their systems, apps and online platforms even more engaging and enticing to us as consumers. Our tech is engineered to rob us of our time and attention (if you haven’t watched The Social Dilemma, please do so to hear more of the persuasive techniques deployed by tech companies to get us hooked on their platforms.

The technology we use has been intentially designed to meet (and actually prey) on our basic physiological needs. It causes f neurological changes in our brains and physiological responses in our bodies. We know for example, that some of us now suffer from ’email apnoea’ where we literally hold our breaths when we dive into our inboxes. Our heart rates increase and we dump cortical (the stress hormone).

But it’s not all doom and gloom! 1There are simple solutions that can help you tame your most troubling tech habits and get you back in control of your tech use.

Here are three ways I can help you do that:

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These beautiful, high-quality cards can be placed next to your laptop to remind you to implement simple digital behaviours that will optimise your wellbeing and performance – whether you focus on one card each week, or turn to them when you’re in need of guidance.