The document is a presentation about the negative effects of overusing technology and dependence on it. It discusses how blue light from screens can disrupt sleep, especially in teenagers, and the health risks of lack of sleep such as high blood pressure, depression, and memory loss. It proposes different levels of a challenge to limit technology use on Saturdays in order to improve focus, creativity and reduce dependency. The goal is to inspire people to use technology in a smarter way and find balance.

1. ARE YOU PREPARED
FOR ZOMBIE
APOCALYPSE?

2. WHAT ABOUT
A FLOOD OR
A TORNADO?

3. ...OR JUST
A MASSIVE
BLACKOUT?

4. WOULD YOU
SURVIVE A DAY
WITHOUT YOUR
SMARTPHONE?

5. DID YOU EVER THINK
ABOUT HOW DEPENDENT
FROM TECHNOLOGY YOU
ARE AND HOW IT
AFFECTS YOUR LIFE?

6. WELL, I HOPE YOU
WILL AFTER SEEING
MY PRESENTATION!

7. THERE AREN’T THAT
MANY DIRECT NEGATIVE
EFFECTS OF OVERUSING
TECHNOLOGY, BUT
THERE’S ONE THAT’S
AMAZINGLY IMPORTANT...

8. SLEEP!(YOU’VE SEEN THAT COMING, DIDN’T YOU?)

9. BLUE LIGHT (I.E. COMPUTER
SCREEN TV EVEN YOUR
PHONE) CAN SLOW DOWN OR
EVEN STOP THE RELEASE OF
MELATONIN - SO CALLED
SLEEP HORMONE
(THIS GOES ESPECIALLY TO KIDS AND TEENAGERS!)

10. ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL SLEEP FOUNDATION
MORE THAN A HALF OF
TEENAGERS DON’T GET
ENOUGH SLEEP, 68% OF
THEM WERE USING
TECHNOLOGY AT NIGHT
PS. BASING ON THE REPORT, KIDS THAT ARE TURNING EVERYTHING
OFF HAVE BETTER SLEEP QUALITY

11. SCREENS = LACK OF
SLEEP

12. LACK OF SLEEP
= ???

13. DO YOU KNOW WHY
YOU NEED TO
SLEEP?

14. ACCORDING TO
SCIENTISTS, WHILE WE
ARE SLEEPING, ALL
CLEANING PROCESSES IN
OUR MIND OCCUR

15. OUR BRAIN CELLS
SHRINK AND
CEREBROSPINAL FLUID
WASHES OUT HARMFUL
WASTE THAT BUILDS UP
DURING THE DAY

16. IMAGINE NOT DOING
THE DISHES FOR
TWO WEEKS...

17. IMAGINE NOT DOING
THE DISHES FOR
TWO WEEKS...
NOT COOL, HUH?

18. AND PUTTING ALL OF THEM INTO
DISHWASHER AT ONCE PROBABLY
WOULDN’T BE THE BEST IDEA,
DON’T YOU AGREE?

19. AND PUTTING ALL OF THEM INTO
DISHWASHER AT ONCE PROBABLY
WOULDN’T BE THE BEST IDEA,
DON’T YOU AGREE?
IT WORKS SIMILAR IN YOUR HEAD,
SO DO YOUR ‘DISHES’!

20. LET’S GET BACK TO
OUR EQUATION

21. SCREENS = LACK OF
SLEEP
LACK OF SLEEP = ???

22. POSSIBLE EFFECTS
OF LACK OF SLEEP:
HEALTH ISSUES (E.G. HIGH BLOOD
PRESSURE, HEART ATTACK,
DIABETES)

23. POSSIBLE EFFECTS
OF LACK OF SLEEP:
HEALTH ISSUES (E.G. HIGH BLOOD
PRESSURE, HEART ATTACK,
DIABETES)
PSYCHIATRICS PROBLEMS (E.G. DEPRESSION)

24. POSSIBLE EFFECTS
OF LACK OF SLEEP:
HEALTH ISSUES (E.G. HIGH BLOOD
PRESSURE, HEART ATTACK,
DIABETES)
PSYCHIATRICS PROBLEMS (E.G. DEPRESSION)
WEIGHT GAIN

25. POSSIBLE EFFECTS
OF LACK OF SLEEP:
HEALTH ISSUES (E.G. HIGH BLOOD
PRESSURE, HEART ATTACK,
DIABETES)
PSYCHIATRICS PROBLEMS (E.G. DEPRESSION)
WEIGHT GAIN
DETERIORATION OF
LEARNING SKILLS

26. POSSIBLE EFFECTS
OF LACK OF SLEEP:
HEALTH ISSUES (E.G. HIGH BLOOD
PRESSURE, HEART ATTACK,
DIABETES)
PSYCHIATRICS PROBLEMS (E.G. DEPRESSION)
WEIGHT GAIN
DETERIORATION OF
LEARNING SKILLS
SKIN DAMAGE

27. POSSIBLE EFFECTS
OF LACK OF SLEEP:
HEALTH ISSUES (E.G. HIGH BLOOD
PRESSURE, HEART ATTACK,
DIABETES)
PSYCHIATRICS PROBLEMS (E.G. DEPRESSION)
WEIGHT GAIN
DETERIORATION OF
LEARNING SKILLS
SKIN DAMAGE
LOWER
LIBIDO

28. POSSIBLE EFFECTS
OF LACK OF SLEEP:
HEALTH ISSUES (E.G. HIGH BLOOD
PRESSURE, HEART ATTACK,
DIABETES)
PSYCHIATRICS PROBLEMS (E.G. DEPRESSION)
WEIGHT GAIN
DETERIORATION OF
LEARNING SKILLS
SKIN DAMAGE
LOWER
LIBIDO
BONES DAMAGE

29. POSSIBLE EFFECTS
OF LACK OF SLEEP:
HEALTH ISSUES (E.G. HIGH BLOOD
PRESSURE, HEART ATTACK,
DIABETES)
PSYCHIATRICS PROBLEMS (E.G. DEPRESSION)
WEIGHT GAIN
DETERIORATION OF
LEARNING SKILLS
SKIN DAMAGE
LOWER
LIBIDO
BONES DAMAGE
MEMORY LOSS

30. POSSIBLE EFFECTS
OF LACK OF SLEEP:
HEALTH ISSUES (E.G. HIGH BLOOD
PRESSURE, HEART ATTACK,
DIABETES)
PSYCHIATRICS PROBLEMS (E.G. DEPRESSION)
WEIGHT GAIN
DETERIORATION OF
LEARNING SKILLS
SKIN DAMAGE
LOWER
LIBIDO
BONES DAMAGE
MEMORY LOSS
INCREASED RISK OF
CANCER AND
ALZHEIMER’S

31. POSSIBLE EFFECTS
OF LACK OF SLEEP:
HEALTH ISSUES (E.G. HIGH BLOOD
PRESSURE, HEART ATTACK,
DIABETES)
PSYCHIATRICS PROBLEMS (E.G. DEPRESSION)
WEIGHT GAIN
DETERIORATION OF
LEARNING SKILLS
SKIN DAMAGE
LOWER
LIBIDO
BONES DAMAGE
MEMORY LOSS
INCREASED RISK OF
CANCER AND
ALZHEIMER’S
DEATH

32. OTHER THAN THAT...

33. DID YOU EVER THINK
ABOUT THE IMPACT THAT
TECHNOLOGY HAS ON
YOUR CREATIVITY,
PRODUCTIVITY AND
THINKING SKILLS?

34. HOW MANY TIMES
DID YOU GOOGLE
QUESTIONS FROM
YOUR HOMEWORK?

35. WHAT ABOUT
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
IDEAS?

36. TIPS?

37. TIPS?
INSPIRATION?

38. TIPS?
INSPIRATION?
SOLUTIONS TO
YOUR PROBLEMS?

39. TIPS?
INSPIRATION?
SOLUTIONS TO
YOUR PROBLEMS?
RECIPES?

40. STOP IT!
YOUR BRAIN NEEDS
STIMULATION!
IN OTHER WORDS - YOU HAVE TO THINK YOURSELF!

41. IN CASE YOU STILL
DON’T UNDERSTAND
MY POINT, HERE ARE
SOME OTHER
DISADVANTAGES...

42. IN CASE YOU STILL DON’T UNDERSTAND MY POINT,
HERE ARE SOME OTHER DISADVANTAGES:
● DEPENDENCY - SOME OF US ARE ALMOST DISABLED WHEN OUR COMPUTERS STOP
WORKING, SOME DON’T KNOW HOW TO SOLVE SOMETHING WITHOUT A CALCULATOR,
● LAZINESS - WE REPLACE THINKING AND DOING WITH TECHNOLOGY, WE DON’T KNOW HOW
TO USE DICTIONARIES OR MAPS,
● LACK OF MOVE (POSSIBLY WEIGHT GAIN) - ALL WE SEE ARE SCREENS, SOME OF US DON’T
EVEN GO SHOPPING AND JUST ORDER GROCERIES ONLINE AND THE ONLY WALK THEY
ACCEPT WOULD BE IN GOOGLE STREET VIEW OR A GAME,
● BEING MANIPULATED ALL THE TIME - MORE SCREENS = MORE ADVERTISMENT,
● GLORYFIYING OF CONSUMER LIFESTYLE - WE BUY THINGS WE DON’T NEED TO IMPRESS
PEOPLE WITHOUT EVEN THINKING ABOUT FUTURE AND REALITY,
● LOWERED VALUE OF FRIENDSHIP AND FAMILY TIES - SOME DON’T REALLY TALK OR SPEND
TIME WITH ‘REAL’ PEOPLE,
● YOU CAN’T BE SURE THAT YOU TRAINED IF YOU DIDN’T TAKE A SELFIE ON THE GYM - OK,
MAYBE NOT REALLY, BUT NOWADAYS WRITING ABOUT DOING SOMETHING SEEMS MORE
IMPORTANT THAN ACTUALLY DOING IT, WE’RE NOT LIVING OUR LIVES, WE’RE ACTING.

43. OTHER FACTS YOU PROBABLY
SHOULD KNOW:
● STUDYING IS MORE EFFICIENT IF YOUR NOTES
ARE HANDWRITTEN
● YOUR SMARTPHONE IS MORE POWERFUL THAN
MARS CURIOSITY ROVER, ONE OF THE MOST
COMPLEX NASA MACHINES (AND YOU’RE ONLY
PLAYING GAMES AND TALKING SELFIES, SHAME
ON YOU!)

44. WHEN I REALIZED HOW
DEPENDENT I AM, I KNEW
I HAD TO DO SOMETHING,
SO I CREATED A
CHALLENGE!

45. WHEN I REALIZED HOW
DEPENDENT I AM, I KNEW
I HAD TO DO SOMETHING,
SO I CREATED A
CHALLENGE!
I’VE TESTED IT ON MYSELF AND IT DIDN’T HURT. (AT LEAST NOT THAT MUCH.)

46. BENEFITS I’VE GOT THANKS TO MY
CHALLENGE:

47. BENEFITS I’VE GOT THANKS TO MY
CHALLENGE:
● BETTER CONCENTRATION,

48. BENEFITS I’VE GOT THANKS TO MY
CHALLENGE:
● BETTER CONCENTRATION,
● MORE IDEAS,

49. BENEFITS I’VE GOT THANKS TO MY
CHALLENGE:
● BETTER CONCENTRATION,
● MORE IDEAS,
● NO PROCRASTINATION,

50. BENEFITS I’VE GOT THANKS TO MY
CHALLENGE:
● BETTER CONCENTRATION,
● MORE IDEAS,
● NO PROCRASTINATION,
● IT WAS EASIER TO SOLVE PROBLEMS
(INCLUDING MATH),

51. BENEFITS I’VE GOT THANKS TO MY
CHALLENGE:
● BETTER CONCENTRATION,
● MORE IDEAS,
● NO PROCRASTINATION,
● IT WAS EASIER TO SOLVE PROBLEMS
(INCLUDING MATH),
● MORE TIME FOR EVERYTHING,

52. BENEFITS I’VE GOT THANKS TO MY
CHALLENGE:
● BETTER CONCENTRATION,
● MORE IDEAS,
● NO PROCRASTINATION,
● IT WAS EASIER TO SOLVE PROBLEMS
(INCLUDING MATH),
● MORE TIME FOR EVERYTHING,
● LESS NEGATIVITY,

53. BENEFITS I’VE GOT THANKS TO MY
CHALLENGE:
● BETTER CONCENTRATION,
● MORE IDEAS,
● NO PROCRASTINATION,
● IT WAS EASIER TO SOLVE PROBLEMS
(INCLUDING MATH),
● MORE TIME FOR EVERYTHING,
● LESS NEGATIVITY,
● INSPIRATION,

54. BENEFITS I’VE GOT THANKS TO MY
CHALLENGE:
● BETTER CONCENTRATION,
● MORE IDEAS,
● NO PROCRASTINATION,
● IT WAS EASIER TO SOLVE PROBLEMS
(INCLUDING MATH),
● MORE TIME FOR EVERYTHING,
● LESS NEGATIVITY,
● INSPIRATION,
● I EVEN STARTED TO GET BACK INTO HOBBIES
I’VE DROPPED OUT OF YEARS AGO!

55. HOW DID I ACHIEVE
THAT?

56. HOW DID I ACHIEVE
THAT?
I WAS CUTTING OUT TECHNOLOGY ON SATURDAYS FOR THREE WEEKS. BY
TECHNOLOGY I MEAN MY PHONE, COMPUTER, GAMING DEVICES ETC.

57. HOW DID I ACHIEVE
THAT?
I WAS CUTTING OUT TECHNOLOGY ON SATURDAYS FOR THREE WEEKS. BY
TECHNOLOGY I MEAN MY PHONE, COMPUTER, GAMING DEVICES ETC.
NOW I WANT YOU TO DO THE SAME! (ALMOST)

58. HOW DID I ACHIEVE
THAT?
I WAS CUTTING OUT TECHNOLOGY ON SATURDAYS FOR THREE WEEKS. BY
TECHNOLOGY I MEAN MY PHONE, COMPUTER, GAMING DEVICES ETC.
NOW I WANT YOU TO DO THE SAME! (ALMOST)
I KNOW PEOPLE HAVE DIFFERENT LIVES, SO I PREPARED FOUR DIFFERENT LEVELS
OF MY CHALLENGE - IT’S UP TO YOU WHAT YOU CHOOSE!

59. EASY
MEDIUM
HARD
CRAZY

60. EASY
MEDIUM
HARD
CRAZY
NO SOCIAL MEDIAS ON SATURDAY
BEFORE 7 PM

61. EASY
MEDIUM
HARD
CRAZY
NO SOCIAL MEDIAS ON SATURDAY
BEFORE 7 PM
NO COMPUTERS, CELLPHONES,
NOTHING THAT HAS AN ACCESS TO
THE INTERNET FOR AT LEAST 14
HOURS

62. EASY
MEDIUM
HARD
CRAZY
NO SOCIAL MEDIAS ON SATURDAY
BEFORE 7 PM
NO COMPUTERS, CELLPHONES,
NOTHING THAT HAS AN ACCESS TO
THE INTERNET FOR AT LEAST 14
HOURS
NO COMPUTERS, CELLPHONES, NOTHING THAT
HAS AN ACCESS TO THE INTERNET, NO TV, NO
RADIO FOR 24 HOURS, FROM 12 AM TO 12 AM

63. EASY
MEDIUM
HARD
CRAZY
NO SOCIAL MEDIAS ON SATURDAY
BEFORE 7 PM
NO COMPUTERS, CELLPHONES,
NOTHING THAT HAS AN ACCESS TO
THE INTERNET FOR AT LEAST 14
HOURS
NO COMPUTERS, CELLPHONES, NOTHING THAT
HAS AN ACCESS TO THE INTERNET, NO TV, NO
RADIO FOR 24 HOURS, FROM 12 AM TO 12 AM
NO COMPUTERS, CELLPHONES, NOTHING THAT
HAS AN ACCESS TO THE INTERNET, NO TV, NO
RADIO, NO COOKER, NO KETTLE, NO LIGHT, NO
CARS, NO BUSSES FOR 24 HOURS, FROM 12 AM TO
12 AM

64. AS YOU SEE, I DON’T
WANT YOU TO STOP
USING TECHNOLOGY IN
GENERAL AND MOVE TO
THE WOODS

65. I WANT YOU TO THINK
ABOUT IT

66. I WANT TO INSPIRE YOU

67. I WANT TO MAKE YOUR
LIFE BETTER

68. IT’S NOT ABOUT NOT
DOING SOMETHING,

69. IT’S NOT ABOUT NOT
DOING SOMETHING,
IT’S ABOUT DOING THAT
THING IN A SMARTER WAY

70. JOIN MY CHALLENGE AND
FIND YOUR OWN WAY TO
CONTROL TECHNOLOGY
INSTEAD OF BEING
CONTROLLED

71. “Never go to excess, but let
moderation be your guide”
- Cicero

72. Thank you.

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