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Friday May 5th<\/sup> will see the fourth annual Digital Wellness Day<\/a> celebrated around the world. This year, the initiative is expected to reach over 15 million people via in-person and online gatherings. The annual event was founded in 2020 by the educational organization, the Digital Wellness Institute<\/strong>. In their own words, Digital Wellness Day aims<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“to provide free, research-based resources to support wellbeing in the digital era [\u2026] a time to ‘practice a pause’ and optimize our relationship with technology in different areas ranging from mental health to productivity, workplace wellbeing, and beyond.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Credit: Digital Wellness Institute<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are You Living Well Online?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Digital wellness is the art of living well, online<\/em>. In an age governed by digital interconnectivity, it is the pursuit of a healthy relationship with technology, in both our working and personal lives. While children and teens \u2014 being the most vulnerable \u2014 are often the clear focus in conversations around digital wellness, it is a concept that applies to all, given that almost all are digital citizens in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The last couple of years have seen an ongoing and overdue conversation about the downsides of digital connectivity<\/a> and the overuse of phones and social media<\/a>. We\u2019ve seen concerns about the exposure of children to harmfu<\/a>l<\/a> content<\/a> on TikTok and other social media platforms \u2014 not to mention, the revelations<\/a> that Facebook is fully aware of its harmful effects on children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More recently, we\u2019ve seen the phenomenon of “sharenting<\/a>” (parents oversharing the personal lives of their kids) being looked at with a skeptical eye in regards to privacy and consent issues. As for adults, we\u2019ve seen catastrophic levels of digital overreliance and burnout, for example, phenomena such as “zoom fatigue<\/a>“, excessive pornography use, and increasing rates of loneliness<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top Tips for Digital Wellness<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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