Episode 602: TIFFANY SHLAIN - 24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week

Published: June 8, 2023, 6:30 p.m.

Surgeon General: \u201cThere are ample indicators that social media can have a profound risk of harm to the mental health and well-being of children and adolescents.\u201d June\u2019s here. How about a weekly \u201cvacation\u201d from screens? In this 2019 conversation about her book, 24/6, TIFFANY SHLAIN, filmmaker and Internet pioneer - she founded the Webbies (digital Oscars) -\xa0 offers a strategy her family has employed for a decade - turning off all screens for 24 hours one day a week. She says this practice has completely changed their lives, giving them more time, productivity, connection, and presence. What could it do for you?