The more we have the opportunity to have memories about our lives thanks to social media and mobile devices, the less we are taking advatage of this. In our attempts to capture memories, we miss the opportunity to live the moment.

1. LUCA DELLA DORA / @LUCA2D
WE CAPTURE MOMENTS
WE HAVE STOPPED TO LIVE

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YOU ARE OBSESSED
WITH YOUR SMARTPHONE

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YOU ARE NOT ALONE+2 BILLION PEOPLE WORLDWIDE WILL OWN A SMARTPHONE IN 2016
Statista, Number of smartphone users worldwide, 2015

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OUR DEVICES HAVE BECOME AN EXTENSION OF OURSELVES
PewResearch Center, Americans’ Views on Mobile Etiquette, 2015
3 IN 10 SMARTPHONE USERS SAY THEY NEVER TURN THEIR PHONES OFF

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OUR DEVICES HAVE BECOME AN EXTENSION OF OURSELVES
PewResearch Center, Americans’ Views on Mobile Etiquette, 2015
WE UNLOCK
OUR SMARTPHONE
+150 TIMES A DAY
35% OF PEOPLE
CHECK THEIR SMARTPHONES
FIRST THING IN THE MORNING
75% OF PEOPLE ADMIT TO
USING THEIR SMARTPHONES
WHILE IN THE BATHROOM
3 IN 10 SMARTPHONE USERS SAY THEY NEVER TURN THEIR PHONES OFF

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19% OF PEOPLE DROP PHONES
DOWN THE TOILET

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YOU ARE ADDICTED
TO YOUR SMARTPHONE

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AND THIS ADDICTION MAKES YOU
LIVE YOUR LIFE THROUGH YOUR SMARTPHONE
A DEEP ANXIETY AFFLICTS US WHEN
WE ARE NOT ABLE TO RECORD
AND SHARE THE MOMENTS
WE LIVE

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AND THIS ADDICTION MAKES YOU
LIVE YOUR LIFE THROUGH YOUR SMARTPHONE

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I SWEAR!
😱
LIFE EXISTED EVEN BEFORE SMARTPHONES

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LIFE EXISTED EVEN BEFORE SMARTPHONES
Photo: Getty

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LIFE EXISTED EVEN BEFORE SMARTPHONES
Photo: Getty

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LIFE EXISTED EVEN BEFORE SMARTPHONES
Photo: AP / Getty

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HOMEPAGE TRAFFIC IS DECLINING
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OK 👊 YOU GOT IT

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HOMEPAGE TRAFFIC IS DECLINING
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BUT
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

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IN OUR ATTEMPTS TO CAPTURE MEMORIES,
WE MISS THE OPPORTUNITY
TO LIVE IN THE MOMENT

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THE WAY WE EXPERIENCE ALL ASPECTS
OF LIFE HAS DRAMATICALLY CHANGED
29% OF SMARTPHONE OWNERS
DESCRIBE THEIR PHONES AS
“SOMETHING I CAN’T IMAGINE
LIVING WITHOUT”
PewResearch Center, Americans’ Views on Mobile Etiquette, 2015

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THE WAY WE EXPERIENCE ALL ASPECTS
OF LIFE HAS DRAMATICALLY CHANGED
THE FIRST INTERACTION OF THE DAY HAPPENS VIA MOBILE DEVICES
35% OF PEOPLE THINK ABOUT THEIR SMARTPHONES FIRST THING IN THE MORNING
17% THINK ABOUT HAVING A COFFEE
(MAYBE JUST TO INSTAGRAM THEIR COFFEE MUGS)
Bank of America, Trends in Consumer Mobility Report, 2015

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HOMEPAGE TRAFFIC IS DECLINING
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WHAT ARE THE
CONSEQUENCES?

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WE ARE NOW INCREASINGLY LOOKING FOR SOLUTIONS
ABLE TO GIVE OUR MEMORIES ANOTHER CHANCE

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WE ARE NOW INCREASINGLY LOOKING FOR SOLUTIONS
ABLE TO GIVE OUR MEMORIES ANOTHER CHANCE
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THINK ABOUT FACEBOOK
↴

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WE ARE NOW INCREASINGLY LOOKING FOR SOLUTIONS
ABLE TO RECORD EVERYTHING WITHOUT AN EFFORT
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MORRIS VILLARROEL - PROFESSOR AT THE POLYTHECNIC UNIVERSITY
OF MADRID - HAS RECORDED EVERYDAY OF HIS LIFE (SINCE 2013)
THROUGH A NARRATIVE CAMERA (A CAMERA ATTACHED TO HIS
CHEST ABLE TO TAKE PICTURES EVERY 30”) AND 180 NOTEBOOKS
(WHERE HE WROTE DOWN AN ESTIMATED 1.5 MILLION WORDS)
TODAY.com, Man Records Every detail of its life for the past 5 years

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HOMEPAGE TRAFFIC IS DECLINING
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SO WHAT?

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WE CAPTURE MOMENTS,
BUT WE DON’T LIVE THEM
WE TRY TO LIVE MOMENTS,
AFTER THEY’VE HAPPENED

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WE CAPTURE MOMENTS,
BUT WE DON’T LIVE THEM
WE TRY TO LIVE MOMENTS,
AFTER THEY’VE HAPPENED
WE CAPTURE MUCH OF OUR LIFE THOUGH FACEBOOK
POSTS, TWEETS, CONTENTS ON INSTAGRAM.

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WE CAPTURE MOMENTS,
BUT WE DON’T LIVE THEM
WE TRY TO LIVE MOMENTS,
AFTER THEY’VE HAPPENED
WE CAPTURE MUCH OF OUR LIFE THOUGH FACEBOOK
POSTS, TWEETS, CONTENTS ON INSTAGRAM.
BUT HOW MUCH OF WHAT
WE CREATE & SHARE
DO WE ACTUALLY
RETURN AND REFLECT ON?

27. the end
LUCA DELLA DORA / @LUCA2DI am still looking for the meaning of alcohol-free beer, in the meantime I passionately work as Editorial
Director at We Are Social trying to build stories for the brands we are happy to work with.