dScout Research The average android user touches their phone 2,600 times a day (example: if you text “hey,” it’s 4 touches (“h” , “e” , “y” , *send*) The top 10% of android users touch their phones 5,400 times per day These are your “screen touchers” (haha), your high school students. http://www.businessinsider.com/dscout-research-people-touch-cell-phones-2617-times-a-day-2016-7 Psychology Today questionnaire – 2014 - 65% of people sleep with or next to their cellphones. 1/5 one in 5 people would rather go without their shoes for a week than without their phone for a day. 1/5 kids wake up in the middle of the middle of the night to check alerts. So what’s the big deal here? How is this changing the way people live? (TRANSITION to Golam slide… ‘my precious’)

Have people changed, or have the tools we use changed? Could it be that people looking at a screen for 6-8 hours a day is affecting how we live? The screen has become the primary medium through which young people (especially) relate to the world. When this is happening, your thoughts and actions are not framed by your real experience of the world, but something else. That’s how we need to think about the problem. People are wrestling the question: "what does it mean to be a human in the world with a smartphone in your pocket?” There are endless implications. We as a society are wrestling with what this represents. Yondr is creating spaces where people can consult and rely on their primary experience and recalibrate. People don’t realize that a device you use all day, all the time will start to pattern your nervous system. This affects your habits, thoughts and actions. This is taking place at the bottom of the brainstem from a very early age. It’s partly by design, partly by the tool itself.

What does this mean and why are these decisions being made? 2017 was the year of questions about cellphones and their effect on our mental wellbeing. France just banned cellphones in all elementary and secondary schools as an issue of “public health.” Australia and Greece could be next. After that, the state of California. What does this mean and why are these decisions being made? This is a transitionary period for everyone. OFFLINE OCTOBER – Student in Littleton Colorado, outside of Denver, committed suicide last year. Her friends responded by deleting all of their social media apps and going “offline” for the month of October. They felt that social media was what made their friend sad. We only see and post on social media the best version of ourselves, which is not representative of reality. It makes people feel lonely, left out, and ultimately envious.

Atlantic article – “Have Smartphones Destroyed A Generation Atlantic article – “Have Smartphones Destroyed A Generation?” // yes, I know this is a sensationalized title, but it looked at real data. Since 1975, the Institute on Drug Abuse has sponsored a survey called “Monitoring the Future.” It has asked high schoolers questions like “Have you ever tried alcohol? Are you lonely? Have you been on a date? It’s a way to keep a pulse on how people are feeling and in which direction our society is heading. Source: This data comes from “Monitoring the Future” survey, funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. - It is designed to be nationally representative and has been conducted every year since 1975 for 12th graders. - 8th and 10th graders have been included since 1991. Look at the trend reversal in high schoolers reporting that the feel more lonely after the iPhone was released.

Kids are sleeping less. How many of you sleep more than 7 hours every night? Does your phone keep you up?

Who here has been on a date? Can someone define a “date” for me? Requirements: Physically going somewhere Being present with someone you like Restaurant / Movies / Mini Golf

Ok, forget the data. We don’t need it. Just as the father of the smartphone. Did you know that Steve Jobs (the inventor of the iPhone and iPad) didn’t let his kids use these devices when they were young?

Is this a familiar scene to anyone? What kind of example are we setting? It’s not just kids, and it’s not anyone’s fault. All of us are attached to our smartphones to some degree. No matter your age or background, everyone who owns a cellphone has some degree of dependence. That’s what we’re talking about today.

Yondr has been used at over 1,000 comedy shows and concerts across the world

These artists use Yondr to create a better experience for their fans. Why would they do that? Because they want to maintain the quality of the experience for their fans.

CNN New Years Eve interview with Dave Chappelle and John Mayer

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