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How better tech could protect us from distraction

Tristan Harris · TED

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About

How often does technology interrupt us from what we really mean to be doing? At work and at play, we spend a startling amount of time distracted by pings and pop-ups -- instead of helping us spend our time well, it often feels like our tech is stealing it away from us. Design thinker Tristan Harris offers thoughtful new ideas for technology that creates more meaningful interaction. He asks: "What does the future of technology look like when you're designing for the deepest human values?"

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDxBrussels
Speaker
Tristan Harris
Year
2014
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Society and politics, Art, architecture and design
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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