The Digital Diet

In this episode, I talk about:

• The Upwork Research Institute’s global study revealing the impact of AI on workloads and productivity
• The disconnect between managerial expectations and employee realitie…

In this episode, I talk about:

• The evolution of email from a rapid communication tool to a source of daily anxiety and stress
• Why managing multiple email accounts leads to email overload
• The fallacy of …

In this episode, I talk about:

• Why smartphones stress you out, from constant notifications to the expectation that you’re always-on and always available, and how this impacts your mental health
• The cha…

In this episode, I talk about:

• Guidance issued by the UK Department for Education encouraging schools to ban mobile phones during the school day
• The rise of smartphone ownership among children and its …

In this episode, I talk about:

• New research revealing a link between social media use, nightmares, and poor mental health outcomes such as anxiety and depression
• The Social Media Nightmare-Related Scal…

In this episode, I talk about:

• How digital devices are impacting your sleeping habits and could be depriving you of a proper night’s sleep
• The science of sleep and how you cycle between two phases – RE…

In this episode, I talk about:

• Why so many women are not taking their full annual leave entitlement each year
• Why women find themselves still working while on vacation
• The importance of taking regular h…

In this episode, I talk about:

• Why balancing working and parenting is extra hard for mums during the summer holidays
• “Mum guilt” and the conflict between caring for your kids and performing well at wor…

In this episode, I talk about:

• Why you can’t always rely on GPS to send you the right way
• The hilarious story of Noel Santillan, aka The Lost Tourist, and how GPS led him astray during a bucket list tr…

In this episode, I talk about:

• The phenomenon of AI hallucinations – false or misleading information that is presented as fact
• How and why AI hallucinations occur with platforms such as ChatGPT
• 6 hilari…

In this episode, I talk about:

• Why AI voice assistants are almost always female and how this perpetuates harmful gender stereotypes
• The reason tech companies struggle to create accurate male AI voice a…

In this episode, I talk about:

• The rising trend of quitting social media
• The most common reasons for deciding to quit social media
• Why giving up social media is so hard
• The 7-step game plan to help you s…

In this episode, I talk about:

• Why everyone should consider doing a social media detox
• The benefits of taking a break from social media for your mental and emotional wellbeing
• How long a social media de…

In this episode, I talk about:

• Why everyone should actively curate their social media experience
• 6 practical tips to curating your social media experience, including
  • Being authentic in posted content
  • Swi…

In this episode, I talk about:

• Why choosing to quit or  take a break from using social media is such a significant decision
• How your personal social media habits and online experience influence your de…

In this episode, I talk about:

• How social media is making you more connected but less sociable by replacing your real life relationships with lower quality connections
• Your innate biological desire for…

In this episode, I talk about:

• The dramatic difference between how you behave online and how you behave offline
• How social exchange theory might explain why you are more extroverted online than you are…

In this episode, I talk about:

• Why research into the link between social media and mental health is flawed, and the reason that experts can’t agree whether social media is good or bad for you
• The dange…

In this episode, I talk about:

• Why the answer to the question “how much time should I spend on social media?” is not a straightforward one
• Uncovering whether it’s yourself or others in your life who th…

In this episode, I talk about:

• The reason you’re still going on social media, despite turning off all notifications, taking a digital detox break, or deleting your accounts
• The four happiness hormones …