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Have seniors become the new screenagers?
Sherry Bagnato isn’t a millennial or a screenager. She’s a 67-year-old retired Toronto mother of two, and her phone habits have flipped the script at home. Now, she admits, it’s her adult children telling her to put the device down.
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/seniors-screentime-9.7144850?cmp=rss

CBC Top Stories Mar 31

Have seniors become the new screenagers?
Sherry Bagnato isn’t a millennial or a screenager. She’s a 67-year-old retired Toronto mother of two, and her phone habits have flipped the script at home. Now, she admits, it’s her adult children telling her to put the device down.
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/seniors-screentime-9.7144850?cmp=rss

Mojo ♻️Apr 1, 2025

A recent study shows that people in a simulated work environment who couldn’t easily reach their smartphone ended up distracting themselves with their laptop instead. Experts say it’s not the devices causing the distraction, but how we’ve been trained to constantly check them. To reduce digital distraction, we need to change how we use all our devices.

#digitaldistraction #smartphones #laptops #workproductivity #technologyhabits #mindfultech #workfocus #deviceuse #stayproductive

https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2025-03-30/smartphone-distraction-digital-devices-training-brain-focus/105093514

Ditching your smartphone won't stop you being distracted, study finds

We may think smartphones are responsible for distracting us, but a new study suggests the devices aren't to blame, it's how we've been trained to use them.

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