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RESCHEDULED: Stress and Tech: Finding A Balance between Distraction and Connection

  • Concord Free Public Library Concord, MA (map)

Join us for this community conversation about the powerful pull of digital devices, and discover ways to shift our attention toward a healthy relationship with technology. Adrienne Principe, founder and Executive Director of Turning Life On, will illuminate how tech experts harness neurobiology to grab our attention and what we can do about it. Be Well Be Here founder and mindful wellness consultant, Lara Wilson, will share simple mindful practices that help us shift our awareness toward healthy habits of attention. Click here to register.

Learn more about:

·      Persuasive Design – the science behind tech programs that harness the flow between anxiety and boredom to keep us hooked

·      Tech as Tiger – how our brains are evolutionarily wired to be easily distracted as a safety feature, which makes resisting device distraction nearly impossible 

·      Digital Distraction – the relational consequences of children and families missing out on natural paths to connection

And discover how to:

·      Keep tech in check while still feeling connected to community

·      Encourage children to understand the impact of their digital habits

·      Create mindful wellness practices that regulate well-being and bring us together

Discover a New Kind of Tech Support and Connection