Mindful Technology

Keep your relationship with your device healthy and mindful by turning it into an ally rather than an adversary. Here are three easy smartphone-addiction hacks.

Why Silicon Valley tech execs limit their own children’s screen time.

As our habitual focus has narrowed to small screens, our brains have acclimated to that limited view, resulting in a dulled capacity for seeing beyond a limited perceptual field.

Here are tips to avoid being sucked into digital life — and to embrace real life.

There are a variety of polite ways to deal with excessive group messaging, says an expert.

When powerful industries and political interests push fake “grassroots” movements, real people suffer. Here’s how to resist internet trolls.

Here are four ways digital devices undermine your health and wellbeing.

Learn how to regain control of your devices so they don’t control you.

Journalist Manoush Zomorodi shows how exchanging your smartphone for moments of discomfort can boost creativity.

The research around smartphones and memory is complicated, but many studies have shown that writing things down improves comprehension.

Expert tips on how to create a phone-free zone in your relationship.

The medical director of Parsley Health shares her tips on developing a healthy relationship with digital devices — and reclaiming your sleep.

Editor in chief Jamie Martin on turning off her email — and reconnecting with her family.

In an always-on-call culture, researchers argue for pulling the plug on business-related connectivity outside of office hours to improve employee productivity and well-being — and France passes the first right-to-disconnect law.

Medical information on the Internet can easily create confusion and anxiety. Richard Senelick, MD, neurologist and author, offers strategies to calm consumers of online health advice.

The time you spend staring at your screen is taxing for your eyes. Here’s how you can take the edge off.

Taking a vacation from Facebook may reduce your stress and boost your happiness.

These handheld wonders can make life easier — but is easier always better? Learn why it’s worth the time and effort to take back a few basic tasks.

When our social lives unfold largely in the digital realm, it can damage our relationships and health in surprising ways. Discover why face-to-face connections count.