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Head over to Headspace at https://headspace-web.app.link/e/ash with code ASHLEY60 to try it out entirely for free, for 60 days! Spotify Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/7JoJYDwbvKSodEsW28WYDK?si=R6NHAwH7S2Gg1XwENzOM3A Join the community over at my Patreon at https://patreon.com/AshleyEmbers! https://www.tiktok.com/@ashleyembers MERCH https://ashley-embers-shop.fourthwall.com/ Time Stamps 00:00 - intro 02:43 - designed to distract 08:40 - dopamine rush 13:37 - 404: memory not found 21:14 - the lost art of thinking 25:12 - headspace 27:37 - well that was depressing 36:27 - final thoughts References & Resources Stolen Focus - https://amzn.to/4lgS2z0 Is your smartphone ruining your memory? The rise of digital amnesia – https://www.theguardian.com/global/2022/jul/03/is-your-smartphone-ruining-your-memory-the-rise-of-digital-amenesia What Excessive Screen Time Does to the Adult Brain – https://longevity.stanford.edu/lifestyle/2024/05/30/what-excessive-screen-time-does-to-the-adult-brain/#:~:text=Lifestyle%20medicine%20activities%2C%20like%20exercise,day%20to%20support%20cognitive%20enhancement Gray Matters: Too Much Screen Time Damages the Brain – https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/mental-wealth/201402/gray-matters-too-much-screen-time-damages-the-brain The Low-Dopamine Morning Routine That Will Change Your Life – https://www.usemotion.com/blog/low-dopamine-morning-routine#:~:text=What%20is%20a%20low%2Ddopamine,spike%20your%20dopamine%20levels%20unnecessarily New & Exclusive: Dr. K on Gaming Addiction and Mental Health – https://innotechtoday.com/new-exclusive-dr-k-on-gaming-addiction-and-mental-health/ Mobile Devices Are Making It Harder to Fall in Love – https://www.newsweek.com/mobile-devices-making-harder-fall-love-1994194 The Binge Breaker – https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/11/the-binge-breaker/501122/ Contact Me My name is ashley, if you didn't know ;) https://www.instagram.com/ashley_embers_ Email: [email protected] Business Inquiries: [email protected] 🎵 Music licensed from Lickd. The biggest mainstream and stock music platform for content creators. Side Scrolling by Mike Shinoda, https://lickd.lnk.to/62boAuID License ID: W494pOnV9e7 If you want to use music from famous artists, try Lickd to get track credits and unlimited stock music: https://go.lickd.co/Get-A-Free-Trial https://artlist.io/clear-content-claims/5861400f-3304-4ed6-bf5d-07cde03d32ff?accessCode=54da0da8-f5a1-4d3f-9854-713ca140bb3c #screenaddiction #attentionspan #phoneaddiction #memoryloss #dopamine #videoessay #motherhoodinprogress