Dr. Don Grant, Ph.D. Device Addiction Podcast

In this podcast on device addiction, Dr. Don Grant explains how he became a leading researcher on device addiction, and how we all need to be aware of how social media and device addiction can impact our lives. 

Questions answered:

- Why/how did you get into this whole “Device Management” game and why are you so passionate about it?

- How did the “Stay-At-Home”/confinement/pandemic impact, affect, and/or effect our device use?

- What about professional online engagement?  I heard you have been working on some sort of “guidelines” about that?

- Why is everyone talking about devices, the Internet, and social media being so “dangerous?”

- Is cyberbullying as much of a problem as I hear it is?  

- What do you actually mean when you talk about practicing “Good Digital Citizenship?”

- You talk a LOT about “Absent” vs “Present” presence.  What is the difference between them?

- Does social media really impact mental as much as people are claiming? 

- What are some of the signs that device use is a problem-or beginning to become one?

- What can we do to try and adopt healthier Device Management behaviors? 

We hope this podcast helps you if you are suffering from device addiction, gaming addiction, and social media addiction.