Dr Larry Rosen, professor of psychology at California State University, has authored a book titled 'iDisorder: understanding our obsession with technology and overcoming its hold on us'. In this  book he discusses the following ideas:

Ensure you get a full night’s sleep and that mobile phones are switched off during the night and ideally in a different room. If you wake in the night and check your phone, however briefly, this will interrupt the sleep patterns for that night and disrupt essential memory processing.

Convene regular family dinners (3-4 times a week for 30-40 minutes) where technology is forbidden at the table – parents included! Dr Rosen points to the fact that many parents are also obsessed with technology and are modeling these behaviours to their children.

Given the pervasive nature of technology in our lives as well as the fact that technology evokes high levels of mental activity, we need to start taking technology ‘time-outs’ to reset our brains and refresh our capacity to process information.  It is important to recognise that the constant lure of multiple technologies and our obsession with them is overloading our brain. If we want to avoid iDisorder and ensure our use of technology does not make us exhibit signs and symptoms of psychological disorders, then we need to reset our brain on a regular basis. You may decide to take a 10 minute break from technology every two hours or you may even decide to allocate at least one day a week where you focus your attention 100% on real life and shut off your technology for a significant portion of that day. During this time you could laugh or talk with friends or family, experience nature or do something active. The aim is to give the brain a chance to slow down and rest by doing something that does not involve electronic devices.

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