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Digital Eyestrain

5 Ways to Ease Digital Eyestrain

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

By Michael Dregni

Mindful Technology

a woman reads a map

5 Ways You’re Smarter Than Your Smartphone

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.

By Julie Kendrick

Mindful Technology Personal Development

Real Life Connections

Why Face-to-Face Connections Matter to Your Health

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.

By Heather Rogers

Community Dating/Marriage

Social Media and Depression

Excessive Social-Media Use Linked to Depression in Young Adults

New study suggests heavy users are nearly three times more likely to be depressed.

By Craig Cox

Depression & Anxiety Mental Health

Email and your health

Your Email May Be Bad for Your Health

New research shows how managing the daily flood of messages can create unwanted stress and harm your health.

By Craig Cox

General Health Mindful Technology

social media and millenials

Social-Media Use Linked to Sleep Problems in Millenials

Frequent visitors to popular channels may toss and turn more often.

By Craig Cox

Mindful Technology Sleep

Social Health and the Digital Age

Unpacking the Challenges of Social Health in the Digital Age

Americans are more digitally connected than ever before, yet numerous studies show that we are increasingly unhappy. Why is that? Dallas Hartwig and Pilar Gerasimo help us unpack the challenges of social health in the digital age.

By Experience Life Staff

Mindful Technology

When the Internet Turns Ugly

Strategies to Cope With Cyberbullying

Cyberbullying is designed to trigger stress and anxiety. Here’s how to keep your cool when things heat up online.

By Jon Spayde

Family/Parenting/Kids Mindful Technology

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Use Technology More Mindfully With “Contemplative Computing”

Do you control your devices or do they control you? A more conscious approach can help you get the most out of technology.

By Elizabeth Millard

Attitude/Mindset Mindful Technology

Manoush-Zomorodi

Staying Human in the Digital Age: Q&A With Manoush Zomorodi

The podcast host and author shares her top insights on maintaining a healthy relationship with technology.

By Heidi Wachter

Attitude/Mindset Mindful Technology

Digital-Dementia

Kids & Digital Dementia

Research shows our growing use of digital devices can affect sleep quality, obesity risk, aggressive behavior and "digital dementia".

By Heidi Wachter

Family/Parenting/Kids Mindful Technology

Turf-Wars

Turf Wars: How Special Interests Manipulate Online Activism to Influence Health Narrative

How special interests concoct “grassroots” movements online, mobilizing mobs that help shape the public conversation about health.

By Experience Life Staff

Mindful Technology

Group Of Teenagers Sharing Text Message On Mobile Phones

Social Impacts of the “Always-On” Phone Culture

A new poll shows the changing social norms around cell-phone use and the challenges of maintaining mobile-phone etiquette.

By Heidi Wachter

Mindful Technology

texting

How Your Phone Habit Is Impacting Your Body

Four ways that fiddling with our phones can have a negative effect on our bodies.

By Heidi Wachter

Mindful Technology

Man staring at lake

The Upside of Downtime

The scientific case for doing nothing more often — and its surprising rewards.

By Heather Rogers

Attitude/Mindset Mindful Technology

detox-your-life

How to Detox Your Life, Save Money, and Change the World

What’s best for our health and the planet can also be great for our bank accounts. All it takes is shifting how we spend our money and our time.

By Stacy Malkan

Detox Food Culture

Digital-Detox

Digital Detox

An Experience Life staff member unplugs her devices and enjoys some old-school fun at adult summer camp.

By Heidi Wachter

Mindful Technology

Print Vs Screen

Reading Comprehension: Print vs. Screen

According to a 2013 study, people who read on paper score better on comprehension tests than those who read on computer screens.

By Experience Life Staff

Mindful Technology

Person on smartphone illustration

Mind Your Media Manners

How to be your best self during digital interactions.

By Margret Aldrich

Mindful Technology

iphone with social media

The Impact Hyperconnection Has on Anxiety Levels

A recent study shows that personal mobile activity is causing stress for smartphone users.

By Experience Life Staff

Depression & Anxiety Mindful Technology

a photo illustration of a person organizing files on their computer

Tips for Organizing Your Digital Clutter

Here’s how to organize your desktop, laptop and mobile devices.

By Jon Spayde

Decluttering Mindful Technology