3 Ways to Take Back Control Over Your Smartphone

“The difference between technology and slavery is that
slaves are fully aware that they are not free”
― Nassim Nicholas Taleb

If you haven’t watched the documentary, The Social Dilemma on Netflix yet, then move it to the top of your viewing list. It is enlightening and frightening at the same time.

I think to some degree or another we all knew that social media, the internet, our phones were taking over our lives and hacking certain neural networks in our brain, to our detriment.

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How to Make Positive Changes That Last

We all have areas of our lives we’d like to improve and it would be wonderful if it was as easy as setting the intention to change – and voila we’re changed!

But it just doesn’t work like that (at least for most of us). 

Making change is hard, but that doesn’t mean we have to be hard on ourselves as well. That makes change even harder! And also, tends to sabotage our efforts.

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The Joy of Slowing Down

At the end of the evening, just before I go to bed I like to go for a walk.

I love walking around the campground when it’s dark, the stars are out and everyone’s tucked inside. It’s so peaceful as I slowly make my way around the park.

I like doing things slowly.

It feels good.

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