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Learning to look up again – controlling your smartphone addiction | Ross Sleight | TEDxLeamingtonSpa

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Warm-up Questions

From the title, what do you think “look up again” means in daily life?
Do you think you spend too much time on your smartphone? Why or why not?
What are some situations where smartphones can damage real-life conversations?

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Learning to look up again – controlling your smartphone addiction | Ross Sleight | TEDxLeamingtonSpa

New words for phone behavior + how common smartphone use is (00:00 – 03:27)

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1. What does the speaker say “phubbing” means?

Reading news on your phone during a commute
Taking photos in public to share online
Phone snubbing: using a device and ignoring people around you
Calling someone and then hanging up quickly

2. How does the speaker describe the smartphone in our lives?

A temporary trend that will disappear soon
A “virtual home” where we live and work through a screen
A harmless toy for entertainment
A tool used only for emergencies

3. What is the speaker’s overall attitude toward smartphones?

He thinks they are mainly a cause of crime
He thinks they are empowering but worries about our behavior
He hates them and wants people to stop using them
He thinks they are useful only for young people

Learning to look up again – controlling your smartphone addiction | Ross Sleight | TEDxLeamingtonSpa

How much time we spend + why it matters (03:27 – 06:35)

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1. According to the speaker, what percentage of people in the UK say they spend way too much time with their smartphone?

2. What does the speaker call time?

A flexible resource we can always increase
A type of technology
An enemy of productivity
A really finite commodity

3. What does the speaker say is the main problem—not the device itself?

The price of smartphones
The size of the screen
The lack of new apps
Our behavior with the smartphone

Learning to look up again – controlling your smartphone addiction | Ross Sleight | TEDxLeamingtonSpa

Five insights to “look up again” (06:35 – 11:49)

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1. What does the speaker recommend using apps like “moment” or “quality time” for?

Finding new friends nearby
Tracking and replaying your smartphone usage
Blocking all calls automatically
Improving your phone’s battery life

2. What does the speaker say the presence of a smartphone can reduce?

Our interest in reading
Our need for sleep
Our cognitive mental ability
Our ability to hear sounds

3. What does the speaker suggest you do about notifications?

Check them more often so you don’t miss anything
Only allow notifications for games
Turn them off / use airplane mode to reduce distraction
Share notifications with friends to stay social

Learning to look up again – controlling your smartphone addiction | Ross Sleight | TEDxLeamingtonSpa

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1. Which idea best summarizes the speaker’s main message?

Technology is always harmful and should be avoided
We should keep smartphones because they are powerful, but change our habits
Only teenagers have problems with smartphones
The best solution is to buy a new phone

2. Why does the speaker think smartphone overuse affects real life?

It makes people spend less money
It replaces interaction in our real homes with time in our virtual homes
It makes people exercise more
It improves memory too much

3. What is one reason the speaker gives for why notifications are hard to ignore?

They are usually very important emergencies
They cost money each time they appear
They trigger a Pavlov’s dog-like reaction and connect to FOMO
They make the phone heavier

Discussion Questions

Discuss the ideas from this video

Learning to look up again – controlling your smartphone addiction | Ross Sleight | TEDxLeamingtonSpa

Which of the five insights would be easiest for you to try this week, and why?
Do you agree that “the very presence of a smartphone” can reduce our thinking ability? What examples can you give?
What rules (if any) should families or friends set about phones at meals or during conversations?
How can you reduce FOMO without completely disconnecting from friends, work, or news?