This document summarizes a workshop on technology wellness for arts organizations. It discusses how technology is changing our brains and reducing our attention spans. It presents tips for managing attention, such as taking breaks every 18 minutes and not using phones in bed or while walking. An assessment quiz asks participants to rate behaviors to determine their technology wellness score and level of potential issues. The workshop concludes with peer coaching triads where participants share challenges and commitments to improve technology wellness.
3. Self-Care Habits for Individuals
Self-Care is about revitalization. It includes any deliberate and
consistent habits you create to enhance your overall well being.
4. 5 Spheres of Happy Healthy Living
YOU
SELF
OTHERS
ENVIRONMENT
TECH
WORK
10. Attention Spans Online …
Source: National Center for Biotechnology Information, US National Library of Medicine
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Attention Span Statistics Data
The average human attention span in 2000. 12 seconds
The average human attention span in 2013. 8 seconds
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18. Information Overload
What’s Your Tech Wellness Score?
1. Is the only time you take a break from your tech when you’re
sleeping?
2. Do you check your phone before you go to bed or right when you
wake up?
3. Do you have problems recalling information and resort to searching
on Google?
4. Do you feel that you often have a hard time paying attention or
focusing on a single task?
5. Do you experience frustration at the amount of online information you
need to process every day?
6. Do you frequently or constantly check your email, Twitter, Facebook
or other online services?
7. Do you sometimes check your mobile phone for messages while in
the bathroom?
8. Do you find yourself reaching for your phone even when you’re with
others?
9. Do you sit at your computer at work or home for longer than 30
minutes at a time without getting up to take a break?
10.Do you ever check your mobile phone while walking outside?