Living More Mindfully with Digital Technology with Claudia L’Amoreaux

MP3 Download After an encounter with a 22-month-old toddler using his cell phone to navigate between Safari’s browser and a children’s video on YouTube, L’Amoreaux felt it was worthwhile to have some deep dialogues around the introduction of young children to such powerful and seductive technology. She cites an REI report called “The Path Ahead” that references research indicating that 95% of Americans are spending most of their days indoors. It states the we are becoming an “indoor species.” In this dialogue we also explore how digital searches do not provide the same information to all users. Unbeknown to most users, information is constantly being filtered. L’Amoreaux shares specific direction regarding conversations that would help us be better informed about the technology we’re using. She points out that “we find ourselves in a place of being connected 24/7 and that is relatively new . . . it’s requiring of us another level of awareness and mindfulness around thinking about how