Have you ever pulled out your phone just to look at the time and ended up scrolling through Instagram for ten minutes?

Have you ever looked around at a family gathering to see that all the adults in the room were looking down at their phones just scrolling?

Have you ever opened a Reddit window during a part of a Zoom meeting that didn’t pertain to you without even really thinking about what you were doing?

I’ll admit to all of these. And if I, a 40-year-old professional with an advanced degree, can fall victim to these distractions, what hope is there for our 18-year-old students who have grown up in this digital environment? Continue reading →