Digital Overload

Activity:

Think about your own Internet use. Make a copy of this spreadsheet. Document the minutes you spend on different social media platforms for 1 day.

Make a graph of your usage like the example above. Here is a template you can use.

Reading:

1. Three Ways to Avoid the Wellbeing Pitfalls of the Digital World

2. The Flight From Conversation 

3. How Social Media can induce Feelings of "Missing Out"

Questions:

1. Has digital technology shortened your attention span?

2. Do you avoid face-to-face conversations, or do you enjoy them? Have you ever resolved a misunderstanding or conflict with a friend face-to-face? Do you find talking in person awkward? 

3. Why do you think so many young people avoid talking to each other in person?

4. Do you find reality less interesting than what you’re doing and viewing on a screen?

5. How much time do you spend each day in front of a screen?

6. Do you think technology is getting in the way of your ability to write and communicate face to face?

7. Is technology distracting you from your homework?