This is Part Eight of a nine-part series published over nine consecutive weeks. Herein lies an important reminder about addiction: All addictions are to something external to you. If you want to kick any addiction— including one (or many) mediated by your phone or laptop, such as porn, gambling, or seeking Mr. or Ms. Right—the […]
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Read MoreThis is Part Six of a nine-part series published over nine consecutive weeks. How does the cognitive miser phenomenon relate to digitally mediated addictions? Let’s take a look. Cold Turkey Not an Option Addiction to any activity (e.g., gaming, porn, gambling, shopping … name your poison) now easily accessed on the Internet is different from […]
Read MoreThis is Part Five of a nine-part series published over nine consecutive weeks. For the Online Entry Point (OEP) strategy to work, try as much as you can to not go online at all during your personal time. Staying on Track Without Losing Your Enjoyment of Life One way to achieve this objective is to […]
Read MoreRethinking our intentions online creates much more joy and satisfaction offline. Read Dr. Silard’s latest in Psychology Today, here.
Read MoreThis is Part Four of a nine-part Success without Surrender series published over nine consecutive weeks. The oldest son of Tony Fadell, the co-inventor of the iPod, was born weeks before the introduction of the iPhone. Fadell noticed that when he took a phone or tablet away from his kids, similar to adults “they would […]
Read MoreThis is Part Three of a nine-part series published over nine consecutive weeks. Parents can play a vital role in helping their children construct a fence around the tree until the tree can grow healthily on its own toward a successful, happy and meaningful life. Yet as parents we tend to succumb to Digital Drift […]
Read MoreThis is Part Two of a nine-part series published over nine consecutive weeks. The solution to too much CO2 in the atmosphere that was agreed upon by 169 nations in the Kyoto protocol, with the striking exceptions of the US and Australia, has been called “cap and trade.” This international covenant requires a cap, or […]
Read MoreDo you feel there is too much computer in your life? Anthony Silard’s latest in Psychology Today can help. Read part 2 in a “success without surrender” series, here.
Read MoreIs there a panacea for living a long, meaningful, healthy life? As it turns out, based on the convergence of numerous studies there is one factor for long-term well-being that consistently stands out above the others. Research based on data from three longitudinal studies begun in the 1920s and 1930s (life events included the Great Depression […]
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