EP 58 – Help! I can`t stop picking up my phone and scrolling – digital addiction.

I think most people spend more time than they would like looking at screens.On average people spend 3hrs looking at their phones each day. 51% check their phone a couple of times per hour and 22% every few minutes. That`s 1 in 5 people.In this podcast Matt looks at the consequences that all this screen time is having on our physical and mental well-being, he also sheds light on the ways tech companies are manipulating us to spend more time staring mindlessly and how this supports the attention economy worth a staggering 7 trillion dollars (yes trillion)The podcast contains plenty of tips and suggestions on how we can start taking back control around our use of technology. Use technology to serve you rather than it use you.Interested in knowing more? Below is a list of further reading and watching Stolen Focus – Yohan Hari  Irresistible – Adam Atler The distraction addiction – Alex Soojung-Kim PangYour brain at work – David RockTristan Harris – 60 minute special (brain hacking)Social Dilemma – Netflix documentaryTristan Harris ted talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C74amJRp730&ab_channel=TED instagram/facebook @mattmarneyfitness (DM if you have a question or topic for the show)or  e mail [email protected] (please put podcast question in the title)