Category: Cyber Addiction

The Root of My Alienation: My Brain

Posted on by Kevin.

I read a recent article in Attitude magazine that has my brain spinning. It covered three features of ADHD that it envisions as unifying. The first two—interest-driven attention and emotional hyperarousal—I have thought about a great deal. The last one, Rejection Sensitivity, has caused me to revisit a lot of aspects and events of my… Read more

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

Get Off Your Butt and out of that Chair!

Posted on by Kevin.

I work from home and find that my daily default, for the first half of my day, is sitting in front of a computer screen.  I putz around answering emails, then get absorbed in a Facebook or LinkedIn post, and the surfing flurry goes on from there.  Many days, I am totally unproductive. Something about… Read more

Tech Cleanse: Keeping Life in Balance

Posted on by Kevin.

Many people in this world are great at keeping technology in balance.  I am not one of them!  Technology swallows me up to such an extent that it takes willpower to not text and drive.  Don’t worry; I do not do that, but I do feel naked and alone without my phone.  I intend, for… 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