Are You Smartphone Addicted?

There's plenty of distressing research into what smartphones are doing to adults' attention spans, focus, and memory. And on child/teen development? Emerging research is even more alarming.  We are change makers, and change making means making difficult decisions, having difficult conversations, and going against the grain. On today's show: Why we need to (yet again!) rethink our approach to technology and delay the age at which we give our children access to smartphones.   Here's a preview: [8:30] 57% of Americans report being "addicted" to their smartphones. Are you one of them?  [11:30] Smartphone addiction isn't your fault! Here's exactly how social media keeps your attention so they make more $$ [17:30] How to declutter your cell phone like a boss [26:00] What recent research says with regard to the impacts of smartphones on children's/teens' wellness [37:00] 5 reasons parents say they're pulled to give their child a smartphone, plus alternative solutions! [43:00] Individual actions impact the collective. How to make delaying the smartphone a staple in your community   Resources mentioned: The Smart Phone Compulsion Test Wait Until 8th How To Break Up With Your Phone (by Catherine Price) The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness (by Jonathan Haidt) Investigation: How TikTok's Algorithm Figures Out Your Deepest Desires (via The Wall Street Journal) Have Smart Phones Destroyed A Generation? (via The Atlantic)   This show is listener-supported. Thank you for supporting! Join our (free!) Facebook community here. Find your tribe. Sustainable Minimalists are on Facebook, Instagram + Youtube @sustainableminimalists Say hello! MamaMinimalistBoston@gmail.com.