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•    Adopt rituals. Repeating mantras, keeping a timeboxed schedule, or performing other routines reinforces your identity and influences your future actions.

The first condition involved what the researchers called high “job strain.” This factor was found in environments where employees were expected to meet high expectations yet lacked the ability to control the outcomes.

The second factor that correlates with workplace depression is an environment with an “effort-reward imbalance,” in which workers don’t see much return for their hard work, be it through increased pay or recognition.

•    Jobs where employees encounter high expectations and low control have been shown to lead to symptoms of depression.

•    Depression-like symptoms are painful. When people feel bad, they use distractions to avoid their pain and regain a sense of control.

•    Tech overuse at work is a symptom of a dysfunctional company culture.

“cycle of responsiveness.”

“psychological safety”

“a belief that one will not be punished or humiliated for speaking up with ideas, questions, concerns, or mistakes.”

Knowing that your voice matters and that you’re not stuck in an uncaring, unchangeable machine has a positive impact on well-being.

•    Don’t suffer in silence. A workplace where people can’t talk about technology overuse is also one where people keep other important issues (and insights) to themselves.

•    Knowing that your voice matters is essential.

“Work hard and go home.”

“It’s not polite to send direct messages after hours or during weekends,”

the concept of a “sugar high” is total scientific bunk.

Apparently, our teenagers’ brains are fine—it is our brains that are underdeveloped.

But like the parents who blame a “sugar high” for their kid’s bad behavior, blaming devices is a surface-level answer to a deep question.

•    Tech isn’t evil. Used in the right way and in the right amounts, kids’ tech use can be beneficial, while too much (or too little) can have slightly harmful effects.

human psyche needs three things to flourish: autonomy, competence, and relatedness.

KIDS NEED AUTONOMY—VOLITION AND FREEDOM OF CONTROL OVER THEIR CHOICES