Two thirds of the UK population own a smart phone with the average user checking their phone 150 times a day. The latter statistic highlighs the ever-growing digital dependency that many of us currently face. Nowhere is it more important to deal with this problem than on our roads. In...
Last year it was widely publicised that the attention span of a human has fallen to an all-time low - 8.25 seconds. This may not seem terrible, but when you consider that a goldfish has a 9-second attention span, it's quite appalling. But why is causing...
Work burnout, caused by stress levels that affect job performance is recognised and understood. But what if there is a specific type of burnout related to our 'always on' 'hyper-connected' lifestyles that could be the underlying factor to our rising levels of stress? Burnout and stress Simply...
The amount of time we all spend on our smartphones is taking a toll on all our relationships. With 63% of adults aged 18 and 29 saying they sleep with their phones or tablets in their beds and 20% of young adults admitting to actually...
What really happens to your brain and body when you do a digital detox for a week? We loved this infographic which showed what happened when seven people gave up their smartphones for a week and recorded their experiences. Overall although anxiety and inconvenience ended the...
There are many benefits to doing a digital detox, even for a relatively short period of time. However, there's no doubt that most people find it incredibly difficult to put down their smartphone or step away from their computer screen. What is it about the...
Modern life is a constant melee of digital interactions, rushed real life relationships and time-consuming professional careers. As a result we rarely make time for ourselves. And when we do, we are more than likely struggling to stay focused for very long. This is mostly...
We've known for a while that excessive social media time has been correlated with increased depression and lowered self-esteem (particularly in the young). But for the first time this week a piece of research has emerged showing that doing just a week's digital detox from...
Whilst a need for a digital detox shown by an inability to stop scrolling, tapping and swiping at a tiny screen used to be the preserve of teenagers, more and more older generations are now as guilty as the youth of today when it comes...
In 2014, laptops were our most-used digital devices. Since then, however, smartphones have taken the lead, and it would seem we just can’t put them down! Yep, smartphone addiction is becoming more and more common, largely due to the prevalence of superfast 4G broadband connectivity and...
