12. Nomophobia with Jess Davis — Commune with Jeff Krasno
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12. Nomophobia with Jess Davis

October 30, 2018 · 40 min

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Two-thirds of adults fear losing their phone, and this episode explains what that is doing to your mind and relationships.

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In this episode

  • What nomophobia is and why it affects so many people
  • How constant phone use reshapes personal relationships
  • The mental health costs of being always connected
  • Practical perspective from both a tech ethicist and a medical researcher

About this episode

Are you addicted? Nomophobia is the fear of being without or unable to use your mobile phone, and it affects nearly 2/3rds of all adults. How does this behavior affect our personal relationships? Our mental health? In this episode we speak to Jess Davis, a formerly plugged-in digital strategist turned tech ethicist and mindfulness leader, and Dr. Brian Primack, a Clinician, Professor, and Researcher at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

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