Tag: Facebook

Facebook Fast

Posted on by Kevin.

If you want to learn how to manage your technology use, check me out on this video for CRUSHER TV This blog entry is written by Jeff Bean after his week-long Facebook fast. I take particular pride in posting this, as Jeff was my senior-year English teacher, the one who forced us to memorize part… Read more

Technology: Destroyer of Dreams

Posted on by Kevin.

I live alone and I am not self-motivated. Add high-speed Internet and a computer to that mix and hours of unproductive time in front of a screen easily ensue. I get up every morning and go out for a coffee. While in the car on the way to and from the coffee shop, my mind… Read more

Technology and School: The Power and the Peril

Posted on by Kevin.

It is a new school year with new opportunities for your child to grow, but the cyber world could get in the way. Today’s electronic amusements captivate the minds of young people, leaving the comparatively mundane rhythms of school in the dust. Even the best teachers struggle to hold the attention of children who are… Read more

Inadequacy and Avoidance: Driving Forces of My Addiction

Posted on by Kevin.

This is a guest blog written by Alex, a participant in my cyber recovery groups, and the subject of several pages of my book (159-163). In the piece that follows, Alex gets to the heart of his problem. Alex will be posting again later this week. I am not sure exactly when or how, but… Read more

Volunteering Your Way out of Addiction

Posted on by Kevin.

Tyler is now 19 and had a great deal of trouble in school. The rhythms of the academic environment just bored this very bright young man. His last year of high school, however, he went to a military academy, the intensity of which ignited passion and focus. He became one of the leading cadets. Upon… Read more