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Kids spend more time on screens today than ever before.
Do they lack self-control? Or are deeper factors at play?
Let’s unpack the psychology of screens 👇🏼 🪡
To answer these questions, we need to take a step back and ask a bigger question first:
What motivates us?
What drives us to do anything at all?
Self-determination theory explains that humans are motivated by three things:
• autonomy
• competency
• relatedness
We crave these experiences just like our bodies crave protein, carbs, and fats.
Read more here: https://t.co/KhcP9iDlsI
If we don’t eat right, our bodies break down.
In the same way, if we don’t feed our psyches with autonomy, competency, and relatedness, our mental health suffers.
Unfortunately, many kids don't get enough of these essential experiences.
As @nireyal says in his book, Indistractable:
“School, where kids spend most of their waking hours, is in many ways the antithesis of a place where kids feel competence, autonomy, and relatedness.”
Do they lack self-control? Or are deeper factors at play?
Let’s unpack the psychology of screens 👇🏼 🪡
To answer these questions, we need to take a step back and ask a bigger question first:
What motivates us?
What drives us to do anything at all?
Self-determination theory explains that humans are motivated by three things:
• autonomy
• competency
• relatedness
We crave these experiences just like our bodies crave protein, carbs, and fats.
Read more here: https://t.co/KhcP9iDlsI
If we don’t eat right, our bodies break down.
In the same way, if we don’t feed our psyches with autonomy, competency, and relatedness, our mental health suffers.
Unfortunately, many kids don't get enough of these essential experiences.
As @nireyal says in his book, Indistractable:
“School, where kids spend most of their waking hours, is in many ways the antithesis of a place where kids feel competence, autonomy, and relatedness.”