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What To Do About “The Social Dilemma”? A Netflix Film Review

As a journalist who makes documentaries intended to spark conversations about our health and wellbeing, I’m very aware of the power of the majority. I believe that good old water cooler conversations and word of mouth are the crucial first step to creating positive, meaningful change. So when the third person in a week asked … Read full article »

How To Clear You Mind In A World Of Too Much

It was 5pm and I’d gotten nowhere. I felt as if all the information that had been uploaded into my brain over the last few days had fragmented across my mind and my brain’s neural pathways were jammed. I had writers block; the mental equivalent of the SWOD (Spinning Wheel of Death) that accompanies a … Read full article »

My name is Shannon and I’m addicted to my phone… again.

My name is Shannon and I’m addicted to my phone… again. A few months ago I woke up to my smartphone enslavement. After a deep dive into the scientific research and with the help of experts, I began honestly and painfully admitting that although I thought the device was a hallmark of the modern age … Read full article »

Weapons of Mass Distraction: How Your Phone Hijacks Your Behaviour

Hello, my name is Shannon and I’m addicted to my phone. For years I have deluded myself into thinking that I was using the device solely for efficiency, productivity and connectivity, but the realisation that my phone is in charge of me and not the other way around dawned one recent Saturday morning. It was … Read full article »

Why Don’t You Go To Bed On Time?

I woke up this morning feeling like crap. I didn’t get enough sleep. It wasn’t because I had sick kids, a work deadline, or even insomnia. My fatigue was self-inflicted. I had stayed up too late watching television. “Urgh,” I thought, as I wrangled my two kids through their breakfast. “There’s no way I’m getting … Read full article »
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