1.
AreYou
LukeVanWingerden
@ljvanwingerden
HOSTAGEto your digital
HABITS ?

2.
Why did you choose this session?

3.
It’s NOT technology we should be afraid of. It’s a
life where we’re always connected, always
interrupted, always distracted, always
bombarded with information and requests. It’s a
life where we have NOtime to create, or
connect with real people.
Leo Babauta
‘Focus’

4.
You have a problem if….
• You have phantom rings, beeps and buzzes both mentally
and physically
• You have FOMO (fear of missing out) syndrome
• You can’t go a whole meal without looking at your phone
• You check facebook/email/twitter before getting out of bed
• You have a nervous breakdown when you realize you've left
your phone in your office and don't have it for a meeting or
have left it home?
• What are some others?

5.
What is your most annoying digital
habit or habits you’ve seen in others?

6.
What makes these so annoying or
why does it bother you so much?

7.
Why do we need to change our habits?
“There is a deeper issue in play here”
Hilarie Cash, executive director of
the reStart program for internet
addiction and recovery which is
designed to help launch tech
dependent youth and adults back
into real life interactions.
Program helps users discover the
underlying issues to problematic
technology use (e.g., depression,
anxiety, ADHD, learning differences,
stress, family relationship issues, and
addictions)

8.
reasons to change your habits3

9.
You'll be less of jerk (@acsifferlin)1
Study found that cell
phone use is inhibiting the
prosocial behavior
http://healthland.time.com/2012/02/20/is-
your-cell-phone-making-you-a-jerk/
Study found that when
people feel they are
included in a social circle, it
encourages a sense of
exclusivity

10.
You're addicted, its controlling you2
https://conversationprism.com/

11.
You're missing out on life3
Lester Public library
75%
missed
Mind illusion

12.
How do you keep your
digital habits in check?

13.
How I’ve been successful in
addressing my poor digital habits
• Boundaries –When I’m home, I’m home, my phone is
set on the fireplace mantel
• Turn it Off - Use an app blocking app or put in airplane
mode
• Driving - I don’t take my phone out of my pocket
while driving
• Alerts – I’ve turned off Email/social alerts on my
devices
• Eat in Peace - Phone stack game
• Get Away -Vacation where you’re out of signal

14.
Let me know your thoughts:
@Ljvanwingerden
or
luke@uscupstate.edu
Thank you for the inspirations:
• http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2015/04/five-steps-to-digital-hygiene.html
• http://www.drfranklipman.com/8-ways-to-disconnect-from-technology-and-get-more-done/
• http://healthland.time.com/2012/02/20/is-your-cell-phone-making-you-a-jerk/
• http://focusmanifesto.com/the-beauty-of-disconnection/
• http://theweek.com/articles/468363/life-age-internet-addiction
• http://www.foxnews.com/health/2013/06/18/12-reasons-to-stop-multitasking-now/
• http://www.gritandglamour.com/2014/10/15/disconnect-from-digital/