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In this episode, I talk about:
Why you can’t always rely on GPS to send you the right wayThe hilarious story of Noel Santillan, aka The Lost Tourist, and how GPS led him astray during a bucket list trip to IcelandHow using GPS technology frequently could be shrinking your brainPlace cells, grid cells, and the science behind your “inner GPS” or how you navigate without GPS devicesHow to protect and preserve your natural wayfinding abilitiesThe No GPS ChallengeView show notes including links to all the resources and tools mentioned: https://thedigitaldietcoach.com/026
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In this episode, I talk about:
The phenomenon of AI hallucinations – false or misleading information that is presented as factHow and why AI hallucinations occur with platforms such as ChatGPT6 hilarious and scary examples of ChatGPT hallucinations, including:Lying about how many people survived the sinking of the TitanicFabricating scientific references to support the idea that cheese is bad for your healthWriting a New York Times opinion piece about why mayonnaise is racistMaking up a historical French KingWriting a rave review for the ill-fated Fyre FestivalInventing a world record for man walking on waterWhy you should still fact-check ChatGPT’s responses, despite improvements in the AI’s accuracyView show notes including links to all the resources and tools mentioned: https://thedigitaldietcoach.com/025
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In this episode, I talk about:
Why AI voice assistants are almost always female and how this perpetuates harmful gender stereotypesThe reason tech companies struggle to create accurate male AI voice assistants and the future of AI voice technology5 hilarious times that Amazon’s AI assistant, Alexa, has misbehaved, including:Recommending a dangerous challenge to a childBuying a $160 dollhouse (and cookies!)Allowing a parrot to make a purchaseMisunderstanding a command and playing explicit contentThrowing a late night party while its owner was outWhat you can learn from these cautionary tales and how to safeguard yourself against your own Alexa assistant going rogueThe Alexa settings check-up challengeView show notes including links to all the resources and tools mentioned: https://thedigitaldietcoach.com/024
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In this episode, I talk about:
The rising trend of quitting social mediaThe most common reasons for deciding to quit social mediaWhy giving up social media is so hardThe 7-step game plan to help you successfully quit social media, including:Understanding your personal “why” for quittingDefining what quitting means for youDeciding which social media platforms to quitSetting a realistic quit datePreparing yourself and your connections for your departureRemoving social media from your life on quit dayLiving your best life without social mediaView show notes including links to all the resources and tools mentioned: https://thedigitaldietcoach.com/023
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In this episode, I talk about:
Why everyone should consider doing a social media detoxThe benefits of taking a break from social media for your mental and emotional wellbeingHow long a social media detox should be and how often you should take breaks from social platforms5 action steps to successfully take a break from social media, includingChoosing between a break from all social media or specific social media platforms/appsDeciding how long your social media detox will lastPreparing yourself and your connections for your absence in advanceDeleting social media apps and disabling notificationsFinding alternative activities to occupy your timeView show notes including links to all the resources and tools mentioned: https://thedigitaldietcoach.com/021
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In this episode, I talk about:
Why everyone should actively curate their social media experience6 practical tips to curating your social media experience, includingBeing authentic in posted contentSwitching off validation mechanismsConsciously reacting to other people’s content‘Marie Kondo-ing’ your connections and subscriptionsEnabling personalised ads or paying to avoid themTurning off unnecessary notifications5 action steps to reduce the amount of time you spend on social media, including:Understanding your current social media useSetting realistic targets for social media screen timeEstablishing rules and boundaries for social media useUsing physical and digital blocking toolsLogging out of social media apps between sessionsView show notes including links to all the resources and tools mentioned: https://thedigitaldietcoach.com/021
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In this episode, I talk about:
Why choosing to quit or take a break from using social media is such a significant decisionHow your personal social media habits and online experience influence your decisionThe importance of time alone and away from social mediaHow to tell when you need to take a break from social mediaThe biological stress response to social media overexposureHow to decide if you should quit, cut down, curate or take a break from social mediaThe downloadable decision chart and important questions to ask yourself when deciding how you will use social mediaView show notes including links to all the resources and tools mentioned: https://thedigitaldietcoach.com/020
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In this episode, I talk about:
How social media is making you more connected but less sociable by replacing your real life relationships with lower quality connectionsYour innate biological desire for social connection and why loneliness feels so uncomfortableThe surprising impact of loneliness on your mental and physical health, and why we’re in the middle of a loneliness epidemicThe important difference between loneliness and choosing to be aloneDunbar’s number and how many people your brain has the capacity to maintain stable social relationships with at any one timeHow relationships shift over time and significant life changes as you get older can create distance between you and your friendsWhy social media makes you feel closer to people than you actually are, and how this affects your perception of the number and quality of your relationshipsThe difference between acquaintances and real friends – and how to spot the differenceHow to tell if you’re lonely and practical steps for tackling loneliness with, and without, using technologyThe conversation connection challengeView show notes including links to all the resources and tools mentioned: https://thedigitaldietcoach.com/019
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In this episode, I talk about:
The dramatic difference between how you behave online and how you behave offlineHow social exchange theory might explain why you are more extroverted online than you are in real life, and how innate reward and survival mechanisms cause you to overshare information about yourself on social mediaWhy the way you use social media is feeding the algorithms and inadvertently creating the negative experiences you have onlineHow social media is encouraging you to compete, instead of connect, with other people by prioritising features that promote ranking behaviours above linking behavioursThe creation of echo chambers on social media that reinforce your existing world view and make you less tolerant of other people’s perspectives and opinionsWhy proper conversations are important for self-reflection and the development of empathy but declining thanks to social media eroding our willingness to socialise and driving us to stick to lighter topics in real life discussionsHow presenting a highly-curated version of yourself online and not allowing yourself to be vulnerable has made you less forgiving of other people’s mistakes and flawsThe reason why negativity and negative emotions spread so quickly across social networks, even when there is no direct contact between usersHow social media offers you anonymity, invisibility, and asynchronicity that leads to a minimisation of authority online and a belief that there are no real life consequences for your online actionsThe reason social media algorithms amplify the worst human traits to grab your attentionHow to be kinder on social media and present the most authentic version of yourselfThe 7 day conscious, conversational, and constructive social media challengeView show notes including links to all the resources and tools mentioned: https://thedigitaldietcoach.com/018
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In this episode, I talk about:
Why research into the link between social media and mental health is flawed, and the reason that experts can’t agree whether social media is good or bad for youThe dangers of skim reading misleading news headlines about the impact of social media on mental healthWhether social media companies and national governments have a responsibility to protect us from the harmful effects of social media on our mental healthThe important difference between causation and correlation, when it comes to discussing mental health issuesWhy it’s difficult to measure the impact social media has on our mental health, and what data social media companies already have about the way their platforms negatively affect usersThe highly individualised nature of your experience on social media, and why you must take responsibility for curating a more positive experience for yourselfWhat we know about the links between social media and changes in mood, depression, anxiety, suicide and self-harm, body image, and lonelinessThe reasons why social media might be making you feel depressed, anxious, self-conscious, or lonely, and what to do if you’re concerned about yourself or someone you knowThe definition of social media addiction and why it’s more than simply spending too much time onlineHow social media provides a space for online communities and text-based support that can benefit your mental healthMy personal struggles with depression and anxiety, and how social media has both helped and hurt meThe 7 day social media and mental health journalling challengeView show notes including links to all the resources and tools mentioned: https://thedigitaldietcoach.com/017
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In this episode, I talk about:
Why the answer to the question “how much time should I spend on social media?” is not a straightforward oneUncovering whether it’s yourself or others in your life who think that you are spending too much time online and what this means for your relationshipsUnderstanding the reasons you use social media and the distinctions between work and personal use, and temporary vs. permanent increases in screen timeThe importance of knowing how your social media use affects your mental and emotional healthDeciding for yourself how much time you are comfortable spending on social mediaWhat the research says and expert recommendations for daily social media useThe 7 day social media time audit challengeView show notes including links to all the resources and tools mentioned: https://thedigitaldietcoach.com/016
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In this episode, I talk about:
The reason you’re still going on social media, despite turning off all notifications, taking a digital detox break, or deleting your accountsThe four happiness hormones – dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin, and endorphins – and how they work together to ensure the survival of the human raceHow social media mimics your real life experiences, affecting your natural levels and sources of these neurohormonesThe surprising connection between survival behaviours and pleasurable feelings, and why your brain has created internal triggers for going on social mediaThe 7 day internal triggers challengeView show notes including links to all the resources and tools mentioned: https://thedigitaldietcoach.com/015
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In this episode, I talk about:
The methods social media platforms use to capture as much of your time and attention as possibleBehavioural psychology and how we learn behaviours through classical conditioning because of interactions with our external environmentHow social media companies exploit behaviourism by using persuasive design features in their platforms to deliberately influence and change your behaviourThe power of social media algorithms and how they use your individual behaviour to adapt and optimise themselves, so that social media becomes more addictive to you6 persuasive design features and how they work together to keep you coming back to social media for increasingly long periods of timeThe 7 day "no notifications" challengeView show notes including links to all the resources and tools mentioned: https://thedigitaldietcoach.com/014
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In this episode, I talk about:
The birth of social media and how social media platforms are exponentially evolvingWhy social media platforms are a popular startup idea, despite huge competitionThe reason social media platforms are all launching similar featuresThe attention economy aka the economy of distraction aka surveillance capitalism aka how social media platforms make their moneyThe value of your time, attention, and behavioural data to social media platforms and the companies that advertise with themThe reason social media users are products and not customersWhy social media companies prioritise features that make you use their platforms for long periods of time, even if this is against your best interestsThe rise in social media subscription options and why this operating model might be preferable for both social media companies and usersView show notes including links to all the resources and tools mentioned: https://thedigitaldietcoach.com/013
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In this episode, I talk about:
The role of social media in the rise and fall of KSI, a popular British YouTuber, rapper, boxer, and entrepreneurHow influencers, brands, and media outlets make money through content creation as part of the attention economyWhy clickbait headlines and controversial posts drive high views and engagement on social mediaHow social media algorithms change our behaviour and amplify negative human traits to capture our attentionToxic comments, cancel culture, and how they affect our mental healthWhy we’re comfortable behaving more abusively online than we ever would in personLosing our capacity for empathy and compassion because of online interactions and echo chambers that reinforce our existing viewsHow emotional states spread through social networks without the need for direct contact between usersConscious use of social media for a more positive experienceView show notes including links to all the resources and tools mentioned: https://thedigitaldietcoach.com/012
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In this episode, I talk about:
Maximising opportunities to take a break from technology when you have time off workHow remote working has increased your screen time and may be affecting your physical health more than you realiseOur tendencies to ignore physical aches, pains, and strains until they become severe and to treat physical symptoms instead of preventing the root cause of our discomfortWhy you should listen to what your body is telling you instead of relying on digital devices or health apps to tell you when something is wrongTechnology-induced eye strain, Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS), and your employer’s legal obligations when it comes to eye tests and corrective eyewearHow loud your headphones should be to prevent damage to your earsHow to correctly set up your workspace to reduce the risk of debilitating back and neck painThe importance of making time for movement in your working day to avoid conditions associated with a sedentary lifestyle, including obesity, poor circulation, heart disease and diabetesThe physical body scan and action challengeThe Digital Diet Lounge – a new virtual community for digital wellness and the best place to discuss podcast episodes and take part in weekly challengesView show notes including links to all the resources and tools mentioned: https://thedigitaldietcoach.com/011
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In this episode, I talk about:
The difference 1 hour can make when it comes to practising digital wellbeingWhy digital detox “escapes” may not be the solution to your digital device obsessionThe remarkable Indian village of Vadgaon, where a daily digital detox law has been introduced and enforced since August 2022Whether Western countries could or should introduce their own daily digital detox lawsThe benefits of a daily digital detox for adults, children, and familiesThe 1 hour daily digital detox challengeThe Digital Diet Lounge – a new virtual community for digital wellness and the best place to discuss podcast episodes and take part in weekly challengesView show notes including links to all the resources and tools mentioned: https://thedigitaldietcoach.com/010
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In this episode, I talk about:
What mindfulness is and what it isn’t (clue: it’s not the same as meditation!)How mindfulness can build up your executive attention by promoting changes in the overall structure and function of your brainScientific studies into the benefits of mindfulness for everyone from adults to childrenHow the effects of mindfulness are linked to the duration and frequency of your mindfulness practiceSetting realistic expectations and goals when starting a mindfulness practice7 practical ways to practise mindfulness, plus two bonus methodsThe 7 day mindfulness challengeThe Digital Diet Lounge – a new virtual community for digital wellness and the best place to discuss podcast episodes and take part in weekly challengesView show notes including links to all the resources and tools mentioned: https://thedigitaldietcoach.com/009
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In this episode, I talk about:
How digital distractions have turned even the most avid readers into casual readersWhat deep reading is and how it can boost your executive attention by training your brain to concentrate for long periods of timeThe paradox of requiring focus to engage in deep reading, in order to improve your overall capacity for focusThe benefits of deep reading for other cognitive functions and its role in the development of key intellectual and emotional skillsWhy what you read is less important than how you’re reading itHow the offline reading experience is different to the online reading experience, and why skim reading is causing you to develop cognitive impatienceThe possible impact on your personal and/or professional life from failing to maintain an ability to read longer, denser, or more difficult textsWhether you can engage in deep reading using e-readers such as the Kindle, and the effect of such devices on your ability to comprehend and retain what you readPractical steps you can take to cultivate a deep reading habit and restore your attentionView show notes including links to all the resources and tools mentioned: https://thedigitaldietcoach.com/008
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In this episode, I talk about:
How constant multitasking and digital distractions have depleted your executive attention, making it difficult for you to concentrate for long periods of timeThe importance of working to actively build up your capacity for executive attention outside of specific focused tasksWhy exposing yourself to nature can help restore your executive attention and the three theories that explain how this happensHow long you need to be exposed to nature for, in order to experience improvements in your executive attentionThe types of nature that can be restorative for your executive attention and how to access them when stepping outside might be difficult or impracticalView show notes including links to all the resources and tools mentioned: https://thedigitaldietcoach.com/007
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