From the course: Bored and Brilliant (Blinkist Summary)
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Final summary
From the course: Bored and Brilliant (Blinkist Summary)
Final summary
- [Narrator] You've just heard the blanks to Bored and Brilliant by Manoush Zomorodi. The key message in this book, is that technology is incredibly helpful, but it can do a great deal of harm too. By being mindful of how we interact with our devices, and by creating space to be bored, we can break the control that technology too often exerts. Furthermore, children need to be taught to use technology responsibly. This doesn't mean keeping it from them. Rather, it's a matter of teaching them what healthy usage looks like. We can improve our own digital habits and become better role models by taking on the bored and brilliant challenge. Here's some advice to take action on. Do some quick meditation. Chade-Meng Tan, former Jolly Good Fellow at Google, developed a simple four step meditation designed to make people calmer and more successful. Here are the steps. Number one. Think about a person you care about.…