{"id":48098,"date":"2024-01-21T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-21T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/strobeleducation.com\/?p=48098"},"modified":"2024-03-19T09:41:37","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T14:41:37","slug":"i-have-an-addiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/strobeleducation.com\/blog\/i-have-an-addiction\/","title":{"rendered":"I Have An Addiction"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"48098\" class=\"elementor elementor-48098\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-874beca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"874beca\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14fb29d\" data-id=\"14fb29d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f88e00d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f88e00d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Hey,<\/p>\n\n<p>I have a dopamine problem. I&#8217;d honestly venture to guess that you do, too. Hear me out\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do you ever open your phone &#8220;just because&#8221; (or maybe certain apps) multiple times a day?<\/li>\n<li>Do you immediately feel like you need to see when a new notification pops up?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I know I do click on my apps way too much. I have a thing about those little red dots, so I have all app notifications turned off, but still\u2026<\/p>\n\n<p>A few months ago, I decided that I wanted to start monitoring my social media habits, too. While I have created app limits on my phone (thank goodness this option exists!!) to help me, <strong>it\u2019s the number of times I feel drawn to click that indicates the problem.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>(If iPhone could track that amount of clicks, I would be so embarrassed.).<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48102 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/strobeleducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/fe30c98f-fee6-76c2-096e-6a34c7c338ab.gif\" alt=\"Spongebob GIF\" width=\"480\" height=\"319\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To set it all up for myself, I went to screen time on my iPhone and set app limits.<\/p>\n<p>&gt; Settings &gt; Screen Time &gt; See All App &amp; Website Activity &gt;<\/p>\n<p>Scroll down, and it will show your apps and the number of minutes you&#8217;ve used.<\/p>\n<p>On the same screen, you will see &#8220;Limits,&#8221; and you can set your app limits.<\/p>\n<p>Now, my phone tells me when I\u2019ve used my allotted time daily, keeping me in check. (Except I still click &#8220;15 more minutes&#8221; at times.) \ud83d\ude2c\ud83d\ude2c\ud83d\ude2c<\/p>\n<p>My goal is to keep reducing it weekly.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-48101\" src=\"https:\/\/strobeleducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/71e6ff9b-421a-90e7-a3a8-1f2f1a0f2d57-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Book cover of &quot;dopamine nation&quot;.\" width=\"338\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strobeleducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/71e6ff9b-421a-90e7-a3a8-1f2f1a0f2d57-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/strobeleducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/71e6ff9b-421a-90e7-a3a8-1f2f1a0f2d57-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/strobeleducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/71e6ff9b-421a-90e7-a3a8-1f2f1a0f2d57-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/strobeleducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/71e6ff9b-421a-90e7-a3a8-1f2f1a0f2d57-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/strobeleducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/71e6ff9b-421a-90e7-a3a8-1f2f1a0f2d57.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I recently started reading that book \ud83d\udc46\ud83c\udffc and the research is wild and incredibly eye-opening. It&#8217;s showing that we are becoming a more depressed and anxious society because of the time we spend on our devices.<\/p>\n<p>According to the author of this book:<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\"><strong>\u201cWe\u2019re living in a time of unprecedented access to high-reward, high-dopamine stimuli: drugs, food, news, gambling, shopping, gaming, texting, sexting, Facebooking, Instagramming, YouTubing, tweeting . . . The smartphone is the modern-day hypodermic needle, delivering digital dopamine 24\/7 for a wired generation. As such we\u2019ve all become vulnerable to compulsive overconsumption.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Reading this book and becoming aware of what\u2019s happening to my brain should help me be more conscious. \ud83e\udd1e\ud83c\udffc (Here&#8217;s to hoping, right?!)<\/p>\n<p>Has anything like this been on your mind or on your radar lately? Do you feel good about the amount of time you spend on your phone? I&#8217;d love to hear about your experience with it!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47930\" src=\"https:\/\/strobeleducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2226e64a-1be0-5db5-4340-46df2e6a4edb.png\" alt=\"Keynote speaker banner\" width=\"1200\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strobeleducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2226e64a-1be0-5db5-4340-46df2e6a4edb.png 1200w, https:\/\/strobeleducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2226e64a-1be0-5db5-4340-46df2e6a4edb-600x50.png 600w, https:\/\/strobeleducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2226e64a-1be0-5db5-4340-46df2e6a4edb-300x25.png 300w, https:\/\/strobeleducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2226e64a-1be0-5db5-4340-46df2e6a4edb-1024x85.png 1024w, https:\/\/strobeleducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2226e64a-1be0-5db5-4340-46df2e6a4edb-768x64.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Looking for someone who can lift your audience up?<\/p>\n<p>I took 19 flights in 3 weeks last August and my 2024 summer calendar is getting booked.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d love to get your teachers fired up!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/strobeleducation.com\/keynotes\/\">LEARN ABOUT BRINGING KIM TO YOUR SCHOOL<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-47929\" src=\"https:\/\/strobeleducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/e458839a-b84c-8e1e-2764-a212f4b19df4.png\" alt=\"Virtual workshops banner\" width=\"1200\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strobeleducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/e458839a-b84c-8e1e-2764-a212f4b19df4.png 1200w, https:\/\/strobeleducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/e458839a-b84c-8e1e-2764-a212f4b19df4-600x50.png 600w, https:\/\/strobeleducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/e458839a-b84c-8e1e-2764-a212f4b19df4-300x25.png 300w, https:\/\/strobeleducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/e458839a-b84c-8e1e-2764-a212f4b19df4-1024x85.png 1024w, https:\/\/strobeleducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/e458839a-b84c-8e1e-2764-a212f4b19df4-768x64.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>January 23 + 30: <a href=\"https:\/\/strobeleducation.com\/workshops\/data-driven-decisions\/\">Data-Driven Decisions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>February 11: <a href=\"https:\/\/strobeleducation.com\/workshops\/standards-based-grading\/\">Standards-Based Grading<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/strobeleducation.com\/blog\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-47928\" src=\"https:\/\/strobeleducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/fd8692ca-cb38-efc3-c838-de53de93eea9.png\" alt=\"Link to blog.\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strobeleducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/fd8692ca-cb38-efc3-c838-de53de93eea9.png 650w, https:\/\/strobeleducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/fd8692ca-cb38-efc3-c838-de53de93eea9-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/strobeleducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/fd8692ca-cb38-efc3-c838-de53de93eea9-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/strobeleducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/fd8692ca-cb38-efc3-c838-de53de93eea9-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/strobeleducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/fd8692ca-cb38-efc3-c838-de53de93eea9-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Always cheering you on!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-47559\" src=\"https:\/\/strobeleducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/df23c524-a199-f528-d215-5a5116e557e9.png\" alt=\"Kim Strobel cursive\" width=\"268\" height=\"89\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strobeleducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/df23c524-a199-f528-d215-5a5116e557e9.png 1200w, https:\/\/strobeleducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/df23c524-a199-f528-d215-5a5116e557e9-600x200.png 600w, https:\/\/strobeleducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/df23c524-a199-f528-d215-5a5116e557e9-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/strobeleducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/df23c524-a199-f528-d215-5a5116e557e9-1024x341.png 1024w, https:\/\/strobeleducation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/df23c524-a199-f528-d215-5a5116e557e9-768x256.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kim Strobel | Speaker, Author, Educator, &amp; Happiness Coach<\/strong><br \/><strong>Phone: 812-719-4998<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.strobeleducation.com\">www.strobeleducation.com<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.KimStrobel.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.KimStrobel.com<\/a><br \/><strong>Featured in:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/special\/contributor-content\/2023\/12\/06\/from-panic-to-purpose-kim-strobels-remarkable-journey-to-becoming-a-happiness-coach\/71828223007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey, I have a dopamine problem. I&#8217;d honestly venture to guess that you do, too. Hear me out\u2026 Do you ever open your phone &#8220;just because&#8221; (or maybe certain apps) multiple times a day? Do you immediately feel like you need to see when a new notification pops up? I know I do click on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":48428,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[75],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-joy-drop"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/strobeleducation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48098","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/strobeleducation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/strobeleducation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/strobeleducation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/strobeleducation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48098"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/strobeleducation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48098\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48152,"href":"https:\/\/strobeleducation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48098\/revisions\/48152"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/strobeleducation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/strobeleducation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/strobeleducation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/strobeleducation.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}