Dr. Tchiki Davis is a technology consultant, writer of the blog “Click Here for Happiness” for Psychology Today, and co-creator of online programs that have helped more than a million people worldwide find a bit more happiness.
Over the last few years, she has been researching and writing a new book, Outsmart Your Smartphone: Conscious Tech Habits for Finding Happiness, Balance, and Connection IRL. The book and related webinars, workshops, and talks help people use technology in ways that increase well-being, overcome the challenges that technology creates, and generally boost happiness in the context of an increasingly digital world.
In this episode-Outsmart Your Smartphone:
- The seven steps to help you end your addiction to your smartphone
- Dr. Tchiki Davis shares her why in writing the book on smartphones and tech
- What smartphone syndrome is
- How can we connect in a healthier way in real life through technology vs FOMO
- Fear of criticism and reframing it for yourself
- Translating how our real life interactions can be applied to both off line and online
- Loneliness even with our technology
- What are positive triggers in supporting you and your emotions
- Improving your wellbeing through habits and practicing skills your not good at
- Figuring out what your bad habits are and replacing them
- Picking up your phone due to emotions vs healthier emotional regulation skills
- Getting outside of your comfort zone
- Reframing if you are creative or not
- What is create your life protrayed
- What is attention fatigue
- Building resiliency vs burning out
- Tchiki shares how writing this book impacted her own life and breaking free from her addiction with her phone
- Facing her fears through writing this book and being vulnerable in her writing
- How others can resonate with your stories
