In this episode, Sukh welcomes back Mark Gilroy. They have a full discussion about the impact of modern social technology such as email, social media and apps like WhatsApp have on our wellbeing and resilience. It's a great conversation, with some really nice exploration of how they both grew up with technology and gaming in different ways, what they've learned about how to control their usage of technology, and how they've learned to use apps and notifications differently. They give some great tips such as:
You can connect with Sukh on Twitter @sukhpabial.
Mark is the Managing Director of TMSDI. You can find out more about the company at tmsdi.com and connect with Mark on Twitter @ThatMarkGilroy.
During the episode, Mark talks about the following references:
New York Times article - How modern times are like a zombie onslaught https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/05/arts/television/05zombies.html?pagewanted=all
Academy of Management paper - what happens when we receive emails out of hours or on annual leave? https://journals.aom.org/doi/abs/10.5465/amj.2014.0170
Harvard Business Review article - How to kill creativity https://hbr.org/1998/09/how-to-kill-creativity
New Scientist article - Info-mania https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn7298-info-mania-dents-iq-more-than-marijuana/
Apple press release - Reduce interruptions and manage screen time https://www.apple.com/uk/newsroom/2018/06/ios-12-introduces-new-features-to-reduce-interruptions-and-manage-screen-time/
Link to Tim Wu's book - The Attention Merchants http://www.timwu.org/AttentionMerchants.html
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