What if your actions could help your mental health, but also the planet? Win-win, right?!
There are many aspects of technology that affect our mental health:
- Shutting down your phone or computer at night – Enables you to reduce the stress from your day at work and to be fully present in the moment (11).
- Buying less – Making good consumer decisions (e.g. avoiding buying devices just because they’re on sale) and saving to buy a more efficient device can still give you the dopamine boost you’re looking for while limiting financial stress (12).
- Pausing streaming – Doing anything too often or for too long (including screen time) can burn you out (13).
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Something as simple as downloading your favorite song instead of streaming it every morning has an impact (8). Every action toward reducing your impact, whether big or small, does help.
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- Estimating Appliance and Home Electronic Energy Use
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- The environmental impact of music streaming, explained
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- Sleeping With Technology: Harming Your Brain One Night at a Time
- Why Not Buying Things May Be Great for Your Mental Health
- Digital Burnout and Mental Health
