Byte The Habit - Time-Fillers: Screentime During Downtime
We turn to our devices to fill pockets of downtime. Behavioural scientist Jean tests if changing digital 'time-fillers' can change our focus, energy and emotions in surprising ways.
Byte The Habit
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Byte the Habit is a heartwarming social experiment series that tackles the timely and often unspoken questions of our time: What is technology doing to us and our families—and what can we do about it?
From dinner tables interrupted by notifications to downtime routines governed by algorithms, screens have seeped into every corner of our domestic lifestyle.
Over six episodes, behavioural scientist Dr. Jean Liu, guides three families into a process of tailored experimentation, inviting us to pause, reflect and reimagine the way we live with technology.
These aren't stories about going analog. Each episode combines Jean's insights to uncover blind spots in our digital habits, build deeper connections and show how tech can empower rather than subtract from our lives.
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