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What's leisure and what's game addiction in the 21st century? - 0 views

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  • At what point does a leisure activity turn into an addiction?
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      Sean McHugh on 03 Jul 18
       
      You can be sure the hours spent by many during this World Cup will easily reach the kind off of hours that could be accused of being problematic; especially if you include: watching it, talking about it, watching/listening to people talking about it, playing it, and mood changes as a result of it...
  • In the modern developed world, the dominant leisure activity is watching television, followed by other leisure activities like sports and entertaining friends. There’s no evidence that game playing is more dangerous than these other leisure activities
  • People watch television for far more time than they play video games. In the U.S., people watch an average of 4.5 hours of TV every day. That’s more time than they spend reading, relaxing, socializing, participating in sports, playing digital games and using computers – combined.
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  • Consider a person who skips household and professional Sunday responsibilities to sit on the couch for hours watching pre-game shows; screaming at referees, coaches and players; and following post-game analysis – or who calls in sick to catch a game or breaks friendships over team rivalries. By the WHO’s criteria, this could qualify as “gaming disorder” – except that it’s about sports on TV, rather than video games.
  • Though the WHO warns against spending too much time gaming, that is not the way to measure addiction. Some studies demonstrate that some people who spend more time gaming actually exhibit fewer addictive behaviors than people who play less.
  • What people are looking for in their leisure time is a break, and just because they enjoy that break – and spend a fair amount of time doing it – doesn’t mean it’s an addiction.
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Ten Kid-Friendly Rules for Texting With Respect and Dignity | Psychology Today - 0 views

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shared by Sean McHugh on 12 Jun 18 - No Cached
  • “What is the “right” age for youngsters to begin texting and using social media?”
  • If you wouldn’t say something to a person’s face, don’t send it via text or the internet.
  • Don’t gossip about other people
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  • Once you share something online, you lose control of where it goes, who can forward it, who will see it, and how it can potentially be used.
  • Never post a photo or message that you wouldn’t want “everyone” to be able to view.
  • Once you put something out there online, it’s almost impossible to take it back.
  • In this immediate world of instant messaging and constant contact, you may be tempted to say whatever comes to your mind in a given moment. Don’t give in to the temptation.
  • You have the ability to instantly end a digital conversation and should plan to do so the minute you recognize that cruelty has begun.
  • there is a very, very, VERY big difference between real friends and online followers
  • make sure that the only person who is speaking for you is YOU
  • Your accounts are your accounts. It is in your best interests not to let any friend—even a best friend—post or text from your account. Ever.
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Is There a Healthy Way for Students to Use Social Media? | Greater Good Magazine - 0 views

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shared by Sean McHugh on 27 May 18 - No Cached
  • we might be overlooking the “educational and psychological benefits of using social media sites,” such as developing critical thinking and perspective-taking skills
  • parents and educators have been led to demonize what could simply be an evolving means of social connection
  • a constant stream of interruptions
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  • we are probably all struggling to balance what our devices make possible with what they seem to impose on our attention spans and the rest of our health. Yet, for children, this difficulty is more acute because their bodies and brains are still developing.
  • heighten awareness of our multi-generational love of screens and encourage kids and parents to face it together.
  • None of us know the full extent of how our digital dependence is affecting us, or how it will affect the youngest generations growing up today. The least we can do is look up every now and then to ask each other how we’re doing, and how we can do better
  • they’re not alone in this struggle to practice what they preach
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