Have you ever asked yourself “Am I addicted to Social Media?”

Do you have a sneaking suspicion that you are spending too much time on your phone?
Can you lose hours to scrolling?
Do you find yourself compulsively checking your phone many times a day?
Would you like to stop your social media addiction?

You are not alone. Social media and smart phones are addictive, the science proves it. The technology has been designed to keep us on our phones for the maximum amount of time. We live in the age of the Attention Economy and Tech Surveillance. The big sites have created persuasive technology that keeps you using your phone compulsively, and apps are tracking and using your data to make money. It’s a bit scary.

But there are solutions to this problem and many former addicts have found ways to use their phone, rather than their phone using them, myself included. Together we will learn how to break social media addiction.

In this class we will lift the lid on social media and phone addiction. We will understand how it taps into our dopamine system, and why the designers created it that way. Then we will look at practical tools that have been successfully used by others to get your phone addiction under control.

This class is for anyone who wants to understand what is going on with social media and smart phone addiction. Whether you are worried about yourself or a loved one, this will make you understand the problem and offer you practical tools to change.

Once you reclaim your attention from your phone you can use that precious resource to be creative, connect with those you love and enjoy this wonderful world.

About Your Teacher
My name is Laura, I am a mother, artist and teacher. I got Facebook when I was 18 and a smart phone when I was 20. When my son was born a few years ago, in a state of sleep deprivation and confusion I started to notice that the use of social media and my phone was a bit strange that it was zapping me, and got a bit out of hand. I didn’t feel sane and I sought to change. I studied the topic, including the science, and found my own path to clarity and creativity.

Emily Wilhide

Artist who tries

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