{"id":2858,"date":"2025-10-02T14:57:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T21:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/alpha-library\/?p=2858"},"modified":"2025-10-02T14:57:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T21:57:29","slug":"is-technology-making-you-feel-bad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/alpha-library\/2025\/10\/02\/is-technology-making-you-feel-bad\/","title":{"rendered":"Is technology making you feel bad?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/alpha-library\/files\/2025\/10\/2524884-ac16-3d6b-cae2-e7a0c18b3381_Technology_addiction.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-2859 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/alpha-library\/files\/2025\/10\/2524884-ac16-3d6b-cae2-e7a0c18b3381_Technology_addiction-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"334\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/alpha-library\/files\/2025\/10\/2524884-ac16-3d6b-cae2-e7a0c18b3381_Technology_addiction-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/alpha-library\/files\/2025\/10\/2524884-ac16-3d6b-cae2-e7a0c18b3381_Technology_addiction-360x203.jpg 360w, http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/alpha-library\/files\/2025\/10\/2524884-ac16-3d6b-cae2-e7a0c18b3381_Technology_addiction.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px\" \/><\/a><u><\/u><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><strong><u>HOW TO CONTROL YOUR TECH USE <\/u><\/strong><\/h1>\n<h6>adapted from:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.humanetech.com\/take-control\">https:\/\/www.humanetech.com\/take-control<\/a><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>SET BOUNDARIES<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>turn off notifications and alerts<\/li>\n<li>use focus mode<\/li>\n<li>set your device to grayscale (less visually stimulating\/addictive)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>REDUCE (OR REMOVE) HARMFUL APPS<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>make it harder to use your apps\n<ul>\n<li>don\u2019t save your passwords<\/li>\n<li>hide apps from your home screen<\/li>\n<li>unfollow accounts that are negatively impacting your health<\/li>\n<li>once or twice a year remove apps you no longer use.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>CREATE TECH-FREE SPACES<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>designate certain areas in your home as tech free\n<ul>\n<li>don\u2019t use your device at meals<\/li>\n<li>charge your phone outside of your bedroom<\/li>\n<li>use a dedicated alarm clock (not your phone)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>CULTIVATE POSITIVE FEELINGS<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>take screenshots of the positive messages you receive (helps to not focus on the negative)<\/li>\n<li>keep a daily gratitude journal<\/li>\n<li>use technology to express your appreciation<\/li>\n<li>follow inspirational and positive accounts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>BE COMPASSIONATE<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>pause and remember there\u2019s a real person behind the screen<\/li>\n<li>politely private message someone to try to understand their point of view<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>DO A DIGITAL DETOX<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>try a whole day to be offline<\/li>\n<li>take a tech-free vacation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HOW TO CONTROL YOUR TECH USE adapted from:https:\/\/www.humanetech.com\/take-control &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; SET BOUNDARIES turn off notifications and alerts use focus mode set your device to grayscale (less visually stimulating\/addictive) REDUCE (OR REMOVE) HARMFUL APPS make it harder to use your <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/alpha-library\/2025\/10\/02\/is-technology-making-you-feel-bad\/\" class=\"read-more\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6197,"featured_media":2859,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/alpha-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2858"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/alpha-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/alpha-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/alpha-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6197"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/alpha-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2858"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/alpha-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2858\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2864,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/alpha-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2858\/revisions\/2864"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/alpha-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2859"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/alpha-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/alpha-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2858"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/alpha-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}