THE RESEARCH
Everything we do is informed by a peer-reviewed evidence base of research that reliably guides our programs and workshops.
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Read below some of the costs, dangers and drawbacks of mindless overuse of our devices and technology.
We hope this research will help to build awareness, agency and motivation to improve how society uses devices and technology. Feel free to share our work with others who might find it beneficial.
HOW WE SLEEP​
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Our technology is reducing the quality and duration of our sleep, leading to significant physiological and psychological health concerns.
PHONES, FRIENDSHIPS & RELATIONSHIPS​
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How we use devices around other people changes the way we interact, communicate and connect
LONELINESS IS ON THE RISE, ESPECIALLY IN GEN Z ​
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Excessive social media and device use can pull us apart, not always bring us closer together
THE DIGITAL AGE & MENTAL HEALTH
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Social media and device use can come at a cost to our mental health.
FOCUS, PRODUCTIVITY, STUDY & DISTRACTIONS​
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Notifications, switch tasking and excessive device use comes at the detriment of our ability to get things done.
MISINFORMATION, DISINFORMATION & ONLINE WORLDVIEWS​
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Algorithms and social media companies popularise the exposure of young people to harmful or explicit digital media.
LONELINESS IS ON THE RISE, ESPECIALLY IN GEN Z ​
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Excessive social media and device use can pull us apart, not always bring us closer together
DOPAMINE & SOCIAL MEDIA'S DESIGN ​
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Social media is purposefully designed to keep us coming back.
