TECH TIPS 4
DEFEATING
DISTRACTION &
PROMOTING
PRODUCTIVITY
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ABOVE
AVERAGE
ABILITY
CREATIVITY
TASK
COMMITMENT
(RENZULLI, 1978)
CREATIVE
PRODUCTIVE
GIFTEDNESS
SCHOOL
HOUSE
GIFTEDNESS
SCHOOL
HOUSE
GIFTEDNESS
CREATIVE
PRODUCTIVE
GIFTEDNESS
1982
THE PROMISE
OF TECHNOLOGY
The Law of Accelerating Returns
Ray Kurzweil
We won’t experience
100 years of progress
in the 21st century
— it will be more like
20,000 years of progress.
The Law of Accelerating Returns
Ray Kurzweil
We won’t experience
100 years of progress
in the 21st century
— it will be more like
20,000 years of progress.
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THE PROMISE
A Problem
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YOU AND YOUR DIGITAL DEVICE
We are all just prisoners
here of our own device.
46%CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT ONE
Why is it
that when
one person
picks up
their phone,
everybody
else has to?
?
A lot of smartphone use seems to be habitual,
automatic behaviors that we have no awareness of.
April
ESTIMATED SMARTPHONE USE ACTUAL SMARTPHONE USE
5 HOURS
THE COMMON SENSE CENSUS:
MEDIA USE BY TWEENS AND TEENS
2019
AMOUNT OF DAILY SCREEN USE
NOT INCLUDING FOR SCHOOL OR HOMEWORK
TWEENS:
4 hours, 44 minutes
TEENS:
7 hours, 22 minutes
hours per day
of screen time
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1:35
1:41
1:49
2:06
2:15
2:22
Average h:mm spent on social media daily
Problem
You are probably spending
most of your available time
for creative productivity
glued to your device.
the illusion of
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FOMOThe uneasy and sometimes
all-consuming feeling that you’re
missing out – that your peers are doing,
in the know about, or in possession of
more or something better than you.
STOP! You ARE
SCROLLING
YOUR LIFE AWAY
SOLUTIONctrl
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TRACK YOUR
TIME AND
ACTIVITY
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Everyday has 1440 minutes
Split into 10 minute blocks,
You have 144 blocks in a day.
WHERE DO YOUR BLOCKS GO?
habitlab.stanford.edu
1.On your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch,
go to Settings > Screen Time.
2.Tap Turn On Screen Time.
3.Tap Continue.
4.Select This is My [device] or This is
My Child's [device].
Screen Time
Downtime
Always Allowed
App Limits
Content & Privacy
Restrictions
Digital
Wellbeing
inthemoment.io
AWARENESS TO ACCEPTANCE
CHECKERS
PERUSERS
What if I told you,
that you could gain
an extra hour or
more everyday?
DELETE
THAT APP
CHALLENGE
The Digital Declutter
STEP #1:
DEFINE YOUR TECHNOLOGY RULES
STEP #2:
TAKE A THIRTY-DAY BREAK
STEP #3:
REINTRODUCE TECHNOLOGY
It is not just about time away from
technology.
Instead, you must aggressively explore
higher-quality activities to fill in the
time left vacant by the optional
technologies you are avoiding.
This period should be one of strenuous
activity and experimentation.
THE PROMISE
OF TECHNOLOGY
YOU CAN DO
ALL OF THE THINGS!
Multitasking
is a myth.
Problem
“When people think
they're multitasking,
they're actually just
switching from one task
to another very rapidly.
And every time they do,
there's a cognitive cost."
Earl Miller
MIT neuroscientist
IQ
Multitasking comes with a biological
cost that ends up making us feel
tired much more quickly than if we
sustain attention on one thing.
Daniel Levitin
Daniel Levitin
“People eat more, they take more caffeine. Often what you really need in that
moment isn’t caffeine, but just a break. If you aren’t taking regular breaks
every couple of hours, your brain won’t benefit from that extra cup of coffee.”
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CREATE
BOUNDARIES
minutes per day
50
OUT OF SIGHT
OUT OF MIND
By not
looking
at your
phone,
you can
feel less
frantic.
TURN OFF
NOTIFICATIONS!
SCHEDULE
EMAIL TIMES
UNSUBSCRIBE
FROM UNWANTED EMAIL
CHALLENGE
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PICK ONE
TASK AND
DO IT!
Pomodoro
Method
25 Minutes
5 Minutes
25 Minutes
5 Minutes
25 Minutes
5 Minutes
25 Minutes
15 Minutes
THE PROMISE
OF TECHNOLOGY
YOU CAN CREATE
ALMOST ANYTHING!
We are consuming.
We are not producing.
Problem
2%of time spent
creating.
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BUT…
I don’t have
time to be
creative!
≠BUSY Important
VAMPIRES
ENERGY ENERGY
An
Essentialist
thinks almost
everything is
nonessential.
A Non-
Essentialist
thinks almost
everything is
essential.
VAMPIRES?
What and Who Are Your
BUT…
I’m not
creative!
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C
IS INSIDE
OF US ALL
CREATIVITY
mycreativetype.com
The
Artist
Seeing beauty,
creating beauty.
The
Thinker
Deep thoughts,
big questions.
The
Adventurer
So much
inspiration, so
little time.
The
Maker
Committed to
your craft.
The
Producer
Process is
power.
The
Dreamer
The power of
imagination
unleashed.
The
Innovator
Move, shake,
disrupt, repeat.
The
Visionary
Imagining the
impossible.
SOLUTIONctrl
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PRODUCE MORE
CONSUME LESS
Curious Quotes
POINTS TO PONDER
& Inspiring Insights
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FORM A CREATIVE
COLLABORATIVE
FIND
YOUR
Together
we can
do so
much.
– Helen Keller
Alone.
we can.
do so.
little.
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Tech Tips 2 Defeat Distraction NAG 2020

Tech Tips 2 Defeat Distraction NAG 2020