1: completely an individual thing. I think of tech as my dishwasher, my patient portal for my doctor, my phone for connectedness and my laptop for work (I’m in IT) but everyone is different. If usage helps me accomplish something it’s great. If it’s detailing my focus and schedule, not so great.
2: it should be in relationship to what you need to accomplish for the life you want, didn’t exercise today? Didn’t talk to your kids? Get off your phone. There’s a list of things all of us have with work, family, life, that might be interrupted by our misuse or overuse of tech.
3: absolutely, which is why I got off Twitter, reduced my FB to almost zero and got on Medium😁
4+5 yes and yes. Although I wouldn’t mandate anything.
I once did a class with a teacher who would stop and makes us do a short dance to a happy, uplifting song, or do a quick breathing exercise which helps learning retention immeasurably, de-stresses, and changes your energy level. I started encouraging employees to do that as well, as a group or singly when needed. Can’t solve that programming problem? Take a walk outside! If you’re using your tech to babysit your kids, rethink that and take them outside for experiential, real life learning.
Some companies remove your cell phone when you enter a meeting, so you can be present and uninterrupted with your colleagues. Lunches where there’s no work, but food and human interaction can shorten the perception of a work day by hours!