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How to escape the smartphone doom loop

Larz May · TED

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About

Larz May has spent a decade building digital wellness programs for young people, and she's discovered something quietly radical: the smartphone doom loop of screen dependence and anxiety is preventable, and joy (not restriction) is the way out. She makes the case for a different relationship with technology — for kids, parents and everyone in between — that starts with swapping screens for some analog fun. (This conversation is hosted by “TED Talks Daily” host Elise Hu.)

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDNext 2025
Speaker
Larz May
Year
2025
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Teaching and learning
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
TED Talks are licensed by TED under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International and are shown here in TED's own player, as TED's usage policy asks.
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