Adam Alter: Why our screens make us less happy
آدام آتلر: چرا صفحهنمایشها ما را خوشحال نمیکنند
What makes us incessantly check our phones? Adam Alter dives into the fascinating psychology that drives our tech addictions. Full bio
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an interesting rumor.
of a large pet food company
shareholder's meeting
that if it was good enough for him,
چیزی که به اندازه کافی برای اون خوبه
as "dogfooding,"
in the business world.
goes in and eats dog food,
will use their own products
is when you find exceptions
or people in businesses
که صاحبان کسب و کار
where this happens in a common way,
که این موضوع شایع هست،
tech industry.
when he was releasing the iPad,
هنگام عرضه آیپد،
that was "extraordinary."
you've ever had;
way better than a smartphone.
خیلی بهتر از تلفن هوشمند.
he was approached by a journalist
that seemed like a sort of softball.
که جوابش ساده به نظر میومد.
must love the iPad."
really staggered the journalist.
رو کاملا گیج کرد.
our kids use at home."
برای بچههامون محدود کردیم.»
in the tech world.
quite near Silicon Valley
of the Peninsula,
until the eighth grade.
صفحهنمایش رو استفاده نمیکنن.
of the kids who go there
Silicon Valley tech execs.
فناوری سیلیکونولی هستن
it was interesting and surprising,
چقدر جالب و عجیب،
what screens were doing to me
of screens on our lives.
on how much time they take from us,
چقدر از وقتمون رو میگیرن شروع کنم
what that time looks like.
اون زمان چه شکلیه صحبت کرد.
is the average 24-hour workday
روز کاری ۲۴ ساعته است
actually, only last week.
هفته پیش جمعآوری کردم.
to eight hours a day;
در شبانهروز میخوابیم؛
but it hasn't changed much.
ولی فرق زیادی نکرده.
to nine hours a day.
and bathing and looking after kids --
یا مراقبت کردن از بچهها
that make us individuals.
که فردیت ما شکل میگیره.
where we have close relationships,
جایی که روابط نزدیکی داریم،
where we get creative,
که خلاقیت به خرج میدیم،
که میگن دقت کنین
that happen in that white personal space.
که تو اون فضای شخصی سفید رنگه.
is taken up by screens across time.
اون فضا در زمانهای مختلفه.
introduced the first iPhone.
of that free time in front of our screens.
که جلوی صفحهنمایشها میگذرونیم.
is where the magic happens.
جادو اتفاق میفته.
them to him is with screens.
اونها رو به پسرم معرفی کنم
15 or 20 years ago
that comes from them.
that we're using?
چقدر برامون خوبن؟
they're using them and say,
میکنن بپرسین
about these apps --
احساس خوبی دارن --
exercise, weather, reading,
ورزش، آب و هوا، خواندن،
minutes a day on each of these.
از هر کدام اینها استفاده میکنند.
them and say, "How do you feel?"
ازشون میپرسی چه احساسی داری؟»
استفاده از اونا ندارن
on each of these.
به هر کدومشون اختصاص میدن.
on the apps that don't make us happy.
میکنیم که شادمون نمیکنن.
so much time on these apps
صرف این برنامهها میکنیم
in the 20th century.
that it's time to move on,
زمان جلو رفتنه،
to do something different.
کار متفاوتی کردن.
eventually you get to the end,
یه جایی به آخرش میرسیدین،
you put it aside.
میذاشتینش کنار.
you get to the end of a chapter,
وقتی به پایان یک بخش میرسیدین،
whether you want to continue.
آیا میخواین ادامه بدین یا نه.
eventually the show would end,
بالاخره تموم میشد،
until the next one came.
is such that there are no stopping cues.
که انگار نشانهی توقفی وجود نداره.
Twitter, Facebook, Instagram,
توییتر، فیسبوک، اینستاگرام،
all sorts of other sources,
from Western Europe,
که ایدههای خوبی
of pretty good ideas in the workplace.
This is a Dutch design firm.
این یه شرکت طراحی هلندیه.
is rigged the desks to the ceiling.
میزها روبا طناب به سقف وصل کردن.
or what you're doing,
یا چه کاری انجام میدین،
turns into a yoga studio,
استودیوی یوگا تبدیل میشود،
you stick around for.
که چی دوست دارین.
they've got another great strategy.
یه استراتژی عالی دیگه دارن.
"This person's on vacation,
«شخص به تعطیلات رفته،
so we've deleted your email.
ما ایمیلتون رو پاک کردیم.
the email you just sent."
فرستادین رو نمیبینه.»
and you're actually on vacation.
و واقعا به تعطیلات رفتین.
at home in our own lives,
I'm going to not use my phone.
من از تلفنم استفاده نمیکنم.
looks different on different days.
تو روزهای مختلف یکی نیستن.
that happen every day,
I will never use my phone at the table.
هرگز سر میز از تلفنم استفاده نمیکنم.
at resisting temptation.
نمیتونیم مقاومت کنیم.
that, every time dinner begins,
هر وقت شام شروع شد، تلفنم
the same way you would from a drug,
همانند مواد مخدر
more colorful, richer,
رنگینتر و غنیتر میشه،
who are there with you.
واقعا ارتباط برقرار میکنین.
because when people do this --
چون وقتی مردم این کارو میکنن
who have tried this --
اینو انجام دادن دنبال کردم --
hour of the day in the morning.
تو اولین ساعت صبح.
on airplane mode on the weekend.
از دسترس خارج میکنن.
but it's no longer a phone.
ولی تلفن نه.
about their lives when they do this.
احساس خیلی بهتری به زندگیشون دارن.
I've already said that,
اینو قبلا هم گفتم،
driving down a really fast, long road,
رانندگی تو یه جاده سریع و طولانیه،
is mashed to the floor,
پدال گازش به کف چسبیده،
to reach the brake pedal.
پاتون رو بذارین رو پدال ترمز.
say, the beautiful ocean scenes
مناظر زیبای اقیانوس
that's the easy thing to do --
-- کار راحت --
to move the car to the side of the road,
و ماشین رو به کنار جاده هدایت کنین،
under your feet,
and more meaningful
و بامعناتر میشه
your phone in the car.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Adam Alter - PsychologistWhat makes us incessantly check our phones? Adam Alter dives into the fascinating psychology that drives our tech addictions.
Why you should listen
Adam Alter's academic research focuses on judgment, decision-making and social psychology, with a particular interest in the sometimes surprising effects of subtle cues in the environment on human cognition and behavior.
He is the bestselling author of two books: Irresistible, which considers why so many people today are addicted to so many behaviors, from incessant smart phone and internet use to video game playing and online shopping, and Drunk Tank Pink, which investigates how hidden forces in the world around us shape our thoughts, feelings and behaviors.
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