How to be smart about your technology use

Constantly checking your devices causes stress, harms your ability to focus and makes you feel you’re always working. UnPlug is here to help

Aidan Healy, head of learning and development with UnPlug

Every ding, vibrate and beep from our handheld devices nowadays can lead to a flurry of message-checking and replying. Bad habits are developing and many of us live in fear of missing out by not being always connected to our emails and social media. We’ve somehow allowed technology to shape our working and home lives in a way that was never intended.

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