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Kostadin Kushlev

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The general state of society’s unhappiness appears to be growing, and there seems to be no end in sight. One question that continues to cause alarm is whether technology—and the use of smartphones in particular—is the cause of such mounting unhappiness.Dr. Kostadin Kushlev, an Assistant Professor and Researcher at Georgetown University, investigates how constant connectivity affects societal’s health and well-being. He is the Principle Investigator of the Digital Health and Happiness Lab, aka the Happy Tech Lab.In this conversation with Dan Pontefract, Kushlev discusses the pros and cons of technology, connectivity, and always being on when it comes to our happiness and well-being.

The general state of society’s unhappiness appears to be growing, and there seems to be no end in sight. One question that continues to cause alarm is whether technology—and the use of smartphones in particular—is the cause of such mounting unhappiness. Dr. Kostadin Kushlev, an Assistant Professor and Researcher at Georgetown University, investigates how constant connectivity affects societal’s health and well-being. He is the Principle Investigator of the Digital Health and Happiness Lab, aka the Happy Tech Lab. In this conversation with Dan Pontefract, Kushlev discusses the pros and cons of technology, connectivity, and always being on when it comes to our happiness and well-being.

Are We Unhappy Because Of Technology? In Conversation With Dr. Kostadin Kushlev

What makes us happy? What affects do the decisions we make have on our subjective well-being?   How does money, or parenthood affect our happiness? What are societies like when the people in them are happier? What affects do new technologies like smartphones, and constant connectivity, have on how happy we think we are?   If happiness, subjective well-being, or flourishing is important (which i'm sure we'd all agree it is), answering these questions has profound consequences for how choose to organise our societies.   Today we're talking to Kostadin Kushlev, an assistant professor in psychology at Georgetown University where he leads the The Digital Health and Happiness Lab, exploring questions of how digital technologies affect health and well-being.   The general themes covered in the podcast   Happiness helps health, productivity and being a good citizen   Components of well being   Using phones doesn’t make us feel worse, it just removes opportunities for potential happiness.   Parenthood and well being   Affects of do not disturb on people who have ADHD   Income and its affect on happiness/well being   Progressive taxation and its effect on the general population’s well being (In the States)   Living a Psychologically rich life and what that means   ‍   Links Kostadin's papers (https://www.kushlev.com/papers#publications)    ADHD and Smartphones  (https://theconversation.com/are-our-smartphones-afflicting-us-all-with-symptoms-of-adhd-58330)    Stop Checking Email So Often (https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/11/opinion/sunday/stop-checking-email-so-often.html?_r=0)    Smartphones and Well-being (https://theconversation.com/to-improve-digital-well-being-put-your-phone-down-and-talk-to-people-82057)     Support this podcastSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/talk-of-today/donations

What makes us happy? What affects do the decisions we make have on our subjective well-being? How does money, or parenthood affect our happiness? What are societies like when the people in them are happier? What affects do new technologies like smartphones, and constant connectivity, have on how happy we think we are? If happiness, subjective well-being, or flourishing is important (which i'm sure we'd all agree it is), answering these questions has profound consequences for how choose to organise our societies. Today we're talking to Kostadin Kushlev, an assistant professor in psychology at Georgetown University where he leads the The Digital Health and Happiness Lab, exploring questions of how digital technologies affect health and well-being. The general themes covered in the podcast Happiness helps health, productivity and being a good citizen Components of well being Using phones doesn’t make us feel worse, it just removes opportunities for potential happiness. Parenthood and well being Affects of do not disturb on people who have ADHD Income and its affect on happiness/well being Progressive taxation and its effect on the general population’s well being (In the States) Living a Psychologically rich life and what that means ‍ Links Kostadin's papers (<a href="https://www.kushlev.com/papers#publications" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.kushlev.com/papers#publications</a>) ADHD and Smartphones (<a href="https://theconversation.com/are-our-smartphones-afflicting-us-all-with-symptoms-of-adhd-58330" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/are-our-smartphones-afflicting-us-all-with-symptoms-of-adhd-58330</a>) Stop Checking Email So Often (<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/11/opinion/sunday/stop-checking-email-so-often.html?_r=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/11/opinion/sunday/stop-checking-email-so-often.html?_r=0</a>) Smartphones and Well-being (<a href="https://theconversation.com/to-improve-digital-well-being-put-your-phone-down-and-talk-to-people-82057" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/to-improve-digital-well-being-put-your-phone-down-and-talk-to-people-82057</a>) <a href="https://www.patreon.com/samhbarton" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Support this podcast</a> Support this podcast at — <a href="https://redcircle.com/talk-of-today/donations" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/talk-of-today/donations</a>

Happiness and Society with Dr. Kostadin Kushlev