‘Social media is like Drugs’

‘The Digital Drug: Social Media Addiction’

‘Smartphones are destroying a generation’

These are very common statements we read or hear about our technology & screen use. But, this is a very negative outlook to have. The better comparison is with food. Read this blog to know more about tech & food analogy to change the way you look at your technology.

Have you ever procrastinated on work & studies?

I’m sure a lot of you must be saying yes. This is a common human struggle.

Now, what if you had a study group or a team member was checking on your work regularly.

I’m sure a lot of you were successful in completing your studies, assignments & work in this case.

Read this article to know more about ‘Screen Time Buddy/Accountability Partner’ technique & how you can use it to improve your Digital Wellness.

There are some quotes which change the way you think or reinforce a positive concept in a succinct way. In this article, I cover 7 top quotes around Distractions, Online Safety, Screen Time & Ethical Technology etc. which has opened my eyes by experts like Tristan Harris, Nir Eyal, Diana Graber, Digital Wellness Institute etc. Read this article to know more.

Rijul, a leading thought leader in Digital Wellness, becomes vulnerable & lists down his struggles like Fear of Missing Out (FOMO) with WhatsApp & how he conquered them. This includes increasing resistance & friction by accessing his WhatsApp on his Laptop instead of Phone. Read this article to know more.

Rijul, a leading thought leader in Digital Wellness, becomes vulnerable & lists down his top 5 digital wellness struggles including multitasking, breaks, distractions, internal triggers or feelings, tech boundaries & much more.

Constantly hooked to your phones? Rijul, a leading thought leader in Digital Wellness, lists down his top 5 digital wellness tips including analog technology, intentional & healthier use of tech, tech boundaries & much more.

The urge to stay connected with the world often takes a toll to the point where we feel overwhelmed and sore. With every beep and flash, we are drawn toward our devices or screens irrespective of how worn out we may be. Digital Wellness apps help you by revealing your digital usage habits, reminding you of your daily goals, or sometimes even locking you out of an app depending on the features of the app. Check out this article to know more.

Most of us have something that we dislike about our physical appearance—our nose, a flabby stomach, the list goes on. Eating disorders have been on the rise over the course of the pandemic & one such trend is Thinspiration. It refers to content and imagery encouraging and idealizing excessively thin bodies. While leaving social media is not the solution but being mindful of the content we interact with and curating for ourselves a positive algorithm is advantageous to our own health.

The Indian corporate culture is one that is characterized by an incessant need to hustle & be ‘always on’. With 89% of employees standing on the brink of burnout due to digital overwhelm and exhaustion, it is more important than ever to identify and acknowledge the problems that persist with handling digital technologies in the corporate world. The Digital Wellness Institute offers courses, consulting, and certification to help employees and companies improve their digital habits in a remote and hybrid workspace.

We have to understand that social media is only showing the best of everyone’s lives. It is like looking at someone passing on the street for a second and comparing our whole lives to that momentary glimpse of a person. Isn't that unfair to do? Our lives are so much more than the 20-second tailored glimpse and once we start fully focusing on our own lives & who we want to be it becomes easier to not compare ourselves to those we see online. Taking us one step further to being okay with missing out (FOMO). Read this article to know more about how you can experience JOMO.

Screen time contracts are agreements that a family deliberates and creates together that define the boundaries regarding technology and screen use at home by all family members. Establishing these contracts can teach young adults and growing pre-teens to have a healthier relationship with technology. These contracts go much beyond rules on the number of hours of screen use but instead also focus on when, how, and where to use screens. Read this article to know more.

Digital Wellness 🧘 is not about becoming ‘Anti-Technology’. It’s about being ‘Healthy-Technology’ & encourages you to use it to get the best out of it without it taking the best out of you 🙂. Read this article to know more about why we need Digital Wellness so that we can thrive in the Digital World.

The current trends in digital wellness are abundant in misinformed notions of digital wellbeing. Some of these are increasingly used in mainstream media as antidotes or solutions for a healthier digital experience. But, are these myths true or quick fixes, or real solutions? Read this article to understand some of these myths.

As we spend more and more of our lives online, digital citizenship has become more important than ever before.

Read this article to understand more about Digital Citizenship & different components like ethics, safety, inclusion, wellness, & opportunity generation.

In May 2018 a self-driving Uber hit Elaine Herzberg, a pedestrian in Arizona, resulting in her death. Uber did not face any charges citing that “there was no basis for criminal liability”. Read this article to understand more about AI Biases, ethics of AI & how can we make technologies more ‘humane’.

26 life lessons from my 26th birthday. Based on my experiences, this blog post covers lessons ranging from success, time, health, gratitude, relationships & a broad spectrum of topics.

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Today, eighty-three percent of employees are looking to their employers for guidance in navigating the pressures of remote work. Yet many employers feel ill-equipped to deal with these new pressures.

If you or your organization are struggling with Digital wellness, check out the course by Digital Wellness Institute.

The Institute uses the Digital Flourishing Model to teach holistic health and wellness. Drawing on frameworks from positive media psychology, traditional psychology, sociology, and data science, this program equips mental health practitioners, educators, and organizational leaders with research-based solutions and tools to embody and teach digital wellness

Participation in online communities may allow LGBTQ+ youth to access role models who share their experiences, as well as seek emotional and social support among many other benefits. Read this article to know more about how does Social Media act as a free space for the LGBTQ+ community?

Workweek flexibility is the willingness and ability to adapt to change, particularly regarding how and when work gets done. It is often used as a tool for retaining and engaging employees. It can also help an organization reach its goals thanks to improved productivity & work-life balance. Read this article to know more about working, studies & benefits of a 4 day or flexible workweek.

Time blocking is a time management method that asks you to divide your day into blocks of time. Each block is dedicated to accomplishing a specific task, or group of tasks, and only those specific tasks. Instead of keeping an open-ended to-do list of things you’ll get to as you’re able, you’ll start each day with a concrete schedule that lays out what you’ll work on and when.

Time blocking revolves around the idea of single-tasking, deep work, and time batching rather than multitasking & shallow work, which makes it more effective as well as efficient. Multitasking divides our attention and focuses on a lot of things at once due to which it becomes hard for a person to concentrate on one thing at a time.

Check out this article to know more about the effectiveness of Time Blocking