Sabbaths and Light Phones: Technologies for Rest

Taking a Break from Tech with Joe Hollier and Judith Shulevitz: Always-on technology has amplified distraction and overwhelm, disconnection, and cultural polarization. How can social technologies like Shabbat help us heal from tech and tech culture?

Episode 3 of the Moral Repair: A Black Exploration of Tech podcast, hosted by Moral Repair, titled "Sabbaths and Light Phones: Technologies for Rest" was published on May 22, 2024 and runs 38 minutes.

May 22, 2024 ·38m · Moral Repair: A Black Exploration of Tech

Summary

Always-on technology has amplified distraction and overwhelm, disconnection, and cultural polarization. What ancient and emerging tools can help us put tech in its rightful place? Keisha and Annanda talk to Judith Shulevitz and Joe Hollier about what can we learn from Sabbath traditions about community, connection, and thriving.  SHOW NOTES Talk to us online: at Instagram (@moralrepairpodcast), on X (@moralrepair), and on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/moral-repair-podcast/  We’ll be in Oakland, CA, for a live event on June 11. Stay tuned for details!  Zomorodi’s TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/manoush_zomorodi_how_boredom_can_lead_to_your_most_brilliant_ideas  Research on “technoference,” relationships, and quality of life: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2014-52280-001; tips from Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-squeaky-wheel/201501/how-cellphone-use-can-disconnect-your-relationship  Learn about the Light Phone: https://www.thelightphone.com/  Try a Tech Shabbat! Tiffany Shlain explains the principles in WIRED: https://www.wired.com/story/everything-you-need-to-enjoy-one-tech-free-day-a-week/  Tell us: What are the community spaces where you find rest with others?

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