Adam Alter: Why our screens make us less happy
Adam Alter: Varför gör skärmarna oss mindre lyckliga?
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.
hörde jag ett intressant rykte.
of a large pet food company
shareholder's meeting
att om den var bra nog för honom
that if it was good enough for him,
as "dogfooding,"
in the business world.
inom affärsvärlden.
goes in and eats dog food,
går in och äter hundmat,
will use their own products
när man hittar undantag
is when you find exceptions
eller personer inom företagen
or people in businesses
står ut ur mängden
where this happens in a common way,
tech industry.
beskrev Steve Jobs den
when he was releasing the iPad,
that was "extraordinary."
you've ever had;
du någonsin haft;
way better than a smartphone.
eller en smartphone.
intervjuades han av en journalist
he was approached by a journalist
vars svar verkade självklart.
that seemed like a sort of softball.
"Dina barn måste älska iPaden."
must love the iPad."
förbluffade journalisten totalt.
really staggered the journalist.
av teknik här hemma."
our kids use at home."
in the tech world.
inom teknikvärlden.
quite near Silicon Valley
nära Silicon Valley
of the Peninsula,
of the Peninsula
until the eighth grade.
börjar använda skärmar.
of the kids who go there
teknikchefer i Silicon Valley.
Silicon Valley tech execs.
att det var intressant och överraskande
it was interesting and surprising,
what screens were doing to me
hur skärmarna påverkar mig,
som professor i företagsekonomi
of screens on our lives.
hur mycket tid de tar från oss
on how much time they take from us,
what that time looks like.
hur den tiden ser ut.
is the average 24-hour workday
en vanlig 24-timmars arbetsdag
actually, only last week.
så sent som förra veckan.
till 8 timmar per dag;
to eight hours a day;
men det är inte mycket.
but it hasn't changed much.
to nine hours a day.
and bathing and looking after kids --
som gör oss till individer.
that make us individuals.
våra närmaste relationer,
where we have close relationships,
where we get creative,
i den vita, personliga delen.
that happen in that white personal space.
is taken up by screens across time.
av den delen genom åren.
introduced the first iPhone.
sin första iPhone.
of that free time in front of our screens.
av vår lediga tid framför skärmar.
is where the magic happens.
är där det viktiga händer.
them to him is with screens.
har de kunnat lära känna min son.
15 or 20 years ago
that comes from them.
that we're using?
som vi använder?
använder dem och frågar
they're using them and say,
med de här apparna,
about these apps --
avslappning, motion, väder,
exercise, weather, reading,
minutes a day on each of these.
nio minuter per dag på dem.
them and say, "How do you feel?"
"Hur känner du dig?" svarar
on each of these.
27 minuter dagligen på dem.
on the apps that don't make us happy.
på appar som inte gör oss lyckliga.
vi tillbringar så mycket tid
so much time on these apps
in the 20th century.
på 1900-talet.
that it's time to move on,
att det är dags att gå vidare,
to do something different.
att göra något annat.
eventually you get to the end,
Till sist kommer du till slutet,
you put it aside.
och lägger den åt sidan.
you get to the end of a chapter,
du läser slut ett kapitel,
whether you want to continue.
om du vill fortsätta eller inte.
eventually the show would end,
programmet tog slut
until the next one came.
till nästa vecka på följande del.
is such that there are no stopping cues.
vi konsumerar media idag
Twitter, Facebook, Instagram,
Twitter, Facebook, Instagram,
all sorts of other sources,
på många olika källor
from Western Europe,
hur man kan hantera detta.
of pretty good ideas in the workplace.
hur man kan åtgärda problemet på jobbet.
holländska designbolaget.
This is a Dutch design firm.
is rigged the desks to the ceiling.
or what you're doing,
mitt i ett e-postmeddelande,
turns into a yoga studio,
omvandlas utrymmet till en yogastudio,
you stick around for.
vilken du stannar kvar på.
har en annan bra strategi.
they've got another great strategy.
"This person's on vacation,
"Jag är på semester
meddelandet har raderats.
so we've deleted your email.
meddelandet du just skickade."
the email you just sent."
är faktiskt på semester.
and you're actually on vacation.
och våra egna liv,
at home in our own lives,
17 och 18 inte använder min telefon.
I'm going to not use my phone.
looks different on different days.
ser olika ut från dag till dag.
that happen every day,
jag aldrig använder telefonen vid bordet.
I will never use my phone at the table.
at resisting temptation.
att motstå frestelser.
att när middagen ska ätas
that, every time dinner begins,
the same way you would from a drug,
som om det var en drog,
more colorful, richer,
blir färggrannare, rikare,
who are there with you.
som finns runtom dig.
för när folk följer den,
because when people do this --
som provat på det här,
who have tried this --
till morgonens första timme.
hour of the day in the morning.
under veckosluten.
on airplane mode on the weekend.
but it's no longer a phone.
men själva telefonen fungerar inte.
about their lives when they do this.
med sina liv när de gör det här.
I've already said that,
det har jag redan sagt,
driving down a really fast, long road,
om vi körde längs en lång, snabb väg
is mashed to the floor,
to reach the brake pedal.
say, the beautiful ocean scenes
de vackra havsvyerna
that's the easy thing to do --
det är det enkla alternativet -
to move the car to the side of the road,
att köra bilen åt sidan,
under your feet,
and more meaningful
och mer meningsfullt
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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