Comments on: How Your Phone Is Changing Your Brain

By: Pat

Pat — Wed, 08 May 2019 16:18:39 +0000

I know this is off topic but I don’t have an Instagram account, but wanted to comment somewhere. Your blog post on 8 May on “topic I’m pondering” -sorry I didn’t’ answer my phone……..” about cell phone use. My cell phone is for emergencies and occasional texts. I always take it when I’m out running errands or on vacation. When I am away from home at social events I put my phone on silent because I think it is rude to carry on a conversation during these events. I am where I want to be at that time in the company of those that I want to be with. If there is no emergency I will not answer just to have a casual conversation with someone else. I prefer face to face conversations and occasional phone calls. I don’t have an earbud and usually don’t have on pants with pockets. This makes talking on the phone inconvenient. I can’t get anything get anything done if I have my phone in my hand. Having an earbud would not benefit me because I would still have to hold my phone in my hand (I refuse to buy clothes just to carry my phone around all the time). I guess I have said enough, but, I still have other reasons why I do not use my phone. Thanks for letting me vent.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 20:33:58 +0000

This is awesome! Such a good read. I’ve always wondered what type of effects iPhones have on our brains. These tips on screen time are also beneficial thank you! I will try to incorporate some into my day to day life.

By: Carolina

Carolina — Sun, 17 Jun 2018 12:59:08 +0000

Great article! As a mother taking a break from the craziness is sitting on the couch, and checking my phone. I have realized I am constantly checking my phone, emails, text, etc. I definitely plan to utilize many of these tips into my life. Thanks for the sources. Love to read all I can!

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sun, 17 Jun 2018 11:56:25 +0000

We have our wifi on a timer to go off at 9 pm and on at 7 am so that we don’t sleep with the EMFs from wifi. This means that I read novels or nonfiction BOOKS at bedtime and when I wake up early. I turned off my phone notifications. I also found that getting rid of many EMF producing items in our house (smart meter, cordless landline phone, alarm system, microwave), and replacing LEDs with incandescents, using blue-blocking glasses – all this has made me more mindful of using computers and phone technology. I ground outside without sunscreen and use a grounding sheet at night. Results? Amazing! Great sleep, serenity, an overall feeling of excellent health. I also do saunas, work out, and practice intermittent fasting. The tech changes have been recent, an addition (or “subtraction”) and have made a huge difference in my life!

By: Falynn

Falynn — Sat, 16 Jun 2018 11:45:05 +0000

I just switched my screen into grayscale…I LOVE IT! It’s like a newspaper… Hopefully it doesn’t make my neurotic checking worse. Haha. I also still have my twilight filter running to block blue light… But it doesn’t make a difference. Is blue light still an issue in grayscale?

By: Jill Villalba

Jill Villalba — Sat, 16 Jun 2018 04:48:04 +0000

I know that technology is pretty cool and all but I actually wish we could go back to the 80’s or 90″s when life seemed simpler, more relaxed.! I miss those days. I hardly ever go on my FB anymore as it is too time consuming and gets old reading your friend’s posts and its just too much overload. We’re trying to take in all this information and its overwhelming. I had to get off social media so my brain would get somewhat of a break.

By: Laura E Wasserman

Laura E Wasserman — Fri, 15 Jun 2018 21:19:11 +0000

I’m sitting here in Bogota Colombia. The first thing I did (after an amazing fruity cocktail) was go find a Sim card because I can’t handle not having Google maps and Google translate to get around. When I first traveled abroad I did without those things and I never had trouble

By: Tania

Tania — Fri, 15 Jun 2018 20:37:19 +0000

In reply to Kathryn. What apps do you recommend?

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Fri, 15 Jun 2018 14:46:28 +0000

I’ve absolutely noticed that my attention span has diminished with technology. I used to be able to read for hours (I also had more free time then) with no mind paid to what was going on around me. Now if I don’t put my phone in a different room, it’s a few pages, then check instagram, and repeat. I try to use technology on my side to quell this though – with social media blocking apps, or the forest app that builds a “tree” on your phone if you don’t look at it for a while.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Fri, 15 Jun 2018 14:22:26 +0000

I’m happy without a smart phone.