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How Tech Reliance Is Eroding Human Connection: Practical Steps to Reconnect from Dr. Michael Rich

September 07, 2024 Mo Gawdat Episode 314

Dr. Michael Rich is a pediatrician, researcher, and educator, widely recognized as "The Mediatrician." He is the founder and director of the Digital Wellness Lab at Boston Children’s Hospital and an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School.

0:00 Intro
2:20 Have we messed up our children's future?
6:50 Bring back boredom
10:00 What drives tech distraction in children?
12:45 ADHD
16:45 We have lost focus
21:30 We are wasting experiences 
25:15 What can we do to limit screen time?
31:00 The Three M's
39:00 Does digital attachment increase loneliness?
43:30 Using technology to remember those we grieve
49:00 Tech removes us from each other
55:00 Dr Rich on how he can't distance himself from his patients

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