Tag: unplug

• Digital Life and its Consequences: #iLife #phoneworlds

  I just presented on the topic of Managing our Digital Lives (#ilife #phoneworlds) for a group of graduate students at a University of California campus. The topic was how our digital lives affect our social and physical health. The group consisted of mostly Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) students and I was tentative about…

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  November 8, 2015

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  #livingtheilife, digital life, Dr. Jennifer Young, phone stack, phone worlds, unplug

• Smartphones versus… “dumb”phones?

  This summer I spent several weeks in Mexico City teaching a class for an immersion program for psychology and MFT students. I packed light and only brought two gadgets with me – my laptop and iPhone 5s. My iPhone was tucked safely away in an inexpensive wallet case where I also carried a key card…

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  July 28, 2015

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  #livingtheilife, basic phone, culture, iphone, phoneworld, smartphone, unplug

• #postyourlife… or just live it

  In his stand up, comedian Louie C.K. spoke to the phenomenon of incessant self recording by video or selfies of every event in life to post on social media. He joked that Facebook is wrought with parents posting 7 second video clips of their children’s school play — Louie draws up the image of parents in the audience all…

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  August 29, 2014

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  Chinese American therapist, Dr. Jennifer Young, Long Beach therapist, mandarin therapist, post secret, social media, unplug, whisper