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Susan Matt

Life Check Yourself

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Anne Beaulieu

Terri Cole

Rick Hanson

Ron Ehrlich

Damona Hoffman

Arielle Ford

Ron Lieber

Sam Schreiber

Peter Walsh

Sheri Salata

Gary John Bishop

Elle Russ

Paige Smathers

Aunt Becky

OwlTail

Luke Fernandez

Marni welcomes the Authors of Bored, Lonely, Angry, Stupid: Changing Feelings About Technology from Telegraph to Twitter, Dr. Susan Matt, and Luke Fernandez into the Den. Luke is an Assistant Professor at Weber State School of Computing and Susan is a Professor of History at Weber State. Both have been published in the Washington Post.   Key takeaways from this episode:   Emotions are created by culture Effects of technology on expectations Reframing ideas and feelings Enjoying solitude versus fear of loneliness   How Technology is Changing People [2:08] Our personalities and emotions are changing due to social media. Past generations didn’t quantify their worth with how many friends they had. They didn’t get bored as easily because no one was pressuring them to use their time. Susan points out the word boredom didn’t exist until the 19th century. Luke encourages us to think of emotions and feelings as not just biological but as things that are shaped by the world around us. By technologies and language.  Technology companies lead us to believe that happiness is being connected all the time.   Unrealistic Expectations  [15:39] There is an entire 'loneliness' industry that touts the message that we need more friends. As advertisements began to saturate through new media outlets, people started believing the hype.  We may be more connected than our ancestors but the amount of loneliness we are prone to is the same.  Luke reminds us that in the past people would admit to being lonely and join loneliness clubs. In the current environment, many people feel shame due to not having the ‘right’ amount of friends or FOMO. But, it is all based on conditioning and language. Enjoying solitude connotes something different than suffering loneliness.   How Did the Pandemic Change Us? [25:36] During the pandemic, technology was extremely useful in keeping us connected with our loved ones and offered us a sense of community even though we were restricted to our homes. Luke is optimistic about how technology can help us in these ways and says it shouldn’t be vilified.    Change How We React [33:12] Luke and Susan didn’t intend for their book to be a self-help guide. But, Luke says just being aware of how we use technology and how we react to our feelings can shift our perspectives and remove the stigma of loneliness. Ultimately, it is up to us and the language we use with ourselves.   Emotions are not set in stone. We can change the way we feel about something.    Make a Connection: Visit Our Website Join Our Dating Den Facebook Community Here! Learn how to attract your perfect equal...watch our latest training here! Interested in working with us? Book a Breakthrough session at DWDVIP  Get a Free Coaching Session with Marni on Our Podcast - Sign up Here to Be a Guest On Our Show Download a Complimentary Copy of our Book - How to Find a Quality Guy Without Going on 200 Dates Luke Fernandez Dr. Susan Matt  Bored, Lonely, Angry, Stupid: Changing Feelings about Technology, from the Telegraph to Twitter

Marni welcomes the Authors of Bored, Lonely, Angry, Stupid: Changing Feelings About Technology from Telegraph to Twitter, Dr. Susan Matt, and Luke Fernandez into the Den. Luke is an Assistant Professor at Weber State School of Computing and Susan is a Professor of History at Weber State. Both have been published in the Washington Post. Key takeaways from this episode:  <ul> <li>Emotions are created by culture</li> <li>Effects of technology on expectations</li> <li>Reframing ideas and feelings</li> <li>Enjoying solitude versus fear of loneliness </li> </ul> How Technology is Changing People [2:08] Our personalities and emotions are changing due to social media. Past generations didn’t quantify their worth with how many friends they had. They didn’t get bored as easily because no one was pressuring them to use their time. Susan points out the word boredom didn’t exist until the 19th century. Luke encourages us to think of emotions and feelings as not just biological but as things that are shaped by the world around us. By technologies and language.  Technology companies lead us to believe that happiness is being connected all the time. Unrealistic Expectations  [15:39] There is an entire 'loneliness' industry that touts the message that we need more friends. As advertisements began to saturate through new media outlets, people started believing the hype.  We may be more connected than our ancestors but the amount of loneliness we are prone to is the same.  Luke reminds us that in the past people would admit to being lonely and join loneliness clubs. In the current environment, many people feel shame due to not having the ‘right’ amount of friends or FOMO. But, it is all based on conditioning and language. Enjoying solitude connotes something different than suffering loneliness. How Did the Pandemic Change Us? [25:36] During the pandemic, technology was extremely useful in keeping us connected with our loved ones and offered us a sense of community even though we were restricted to our homes. Luke is optimistic about how technology can help us in these ways and says it shouldn’t be vilified.  Change How We React [33:12] Luke and Susan didn’t intend for their book to be a self-help guide. But, Luke says just being aware of how we use technology and how we react to our feelings can shift our perspectives and remove the stigma of loneliness. Ultimately, it is up to us and the language we use with ourselves. Emotions are not set in stone. We can change the way we feel about something.  Make a Connection: <a href="http://datingwithdignity.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Visit Our Website</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/506287890073492/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Join Our Dating Den Facebook Community Here!</a> <a href="https://joinnow.live/s/phaC0j" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Learn how to attract your perfect equal...watch our latest training here!</a> Interested in working with us? Book a Breakthrough session at <a href="http://dwdvip.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DWDVIP</a> <a href="https://marni-battista.squarespace.com/podcast-application" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Get a Free Coaching Session with Marni on Our Podcast - Sign up Here to Be a Guest On Our Show</a> <a href="https://datingwithdignity.com/book/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Download a Complimentary Copy of our Book - How to Find a Quality Guy Without Going on 200 Dates</a> <a href="https://lfernandez.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Luke Fernandez</a> <a href="https://www.weber.edu/History/susanmatt.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dr. Susan Matt</a> <a href="https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674983700" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Bored, Lonely, Angry, Stupid: Changing Feelings about Technology, from the Telegraph to Twitter</a>

With Drs. Susan Matt & Luke Fernandez: What Social Media and Technology Might Be Doing to Undermine Your Love Life

https://www.crushpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Susan-Matt.mp3  Soon children everywhere will be saying goodbye to their parents and to their communities and the times and the places that made them into the adults they’re on their way to becoming in college. Dr. Susan Matt, Presidential Distinguished Professor of History at Weber State University in Ogden, UT, wrote a book called “Homesickness: An American History.”  Some of them will do a bit better at handling the distance – both in terms of time and geography – than others. Well, they’re certainly not alone, and they aren’t alone throughout the history of this country when you consider the countless ways that giant groups of people that moved from the familiar to the unfamiliar.  So where’d all this come from? And how does “nostalgia” play a role in it all? How is this an American phenomenon, or at least, what American things happened to contribute to homesickness and nostalgia being woven into our national fabric? What about the role of technology nowadays making it insanely easy to stay in touch? Or its ability to make one’s experiences seem outwardly perfect via Instagram and other social media tools?   FURTHER READING Homesickness: An American History (Susan Matt, Oxford University Press, 2011) The New Globalist is Homesick (Susan Matt, NY Times 2012) Beware Social Nostalgia (Stephanie Coontz, NY Times 2013) The Ethos of the Overinvolved Parents (The Atlantic, Laura McKenna, 2017) Involved Parents Get Their Own College Guide (Chronicle of Higher Ed, Julia Piper 2019) @supersnackstore on Instagram Why Peter Thiel Fears Star Trek (New Yorker, Manu Saadia 2017) A Golden Age for Dystopian Fiction (New Yorker, Jill Lepore 2017) Bored, Lonely, Angry, Stupid (Fernandez, Matt; Harvard University Press, 2019) Don Quixote, College Choice and the Myth of Fit (Chronicle of Higher Ed, Moody 2011) The post Episode 35: Dr. Susan Matt on the History of Homesickness in America appeared first on The Crush.

<a href="https://www.crushpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Susan-Matt.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.crushpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Susan-Matt.mp3</a> Soon children everywhere will be saying goodbye to their parents and to their communities and the times and the places that made them into the adults they’re on their way to becoming in college. <a href="https://www.weber.edu/History/susanmatt.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dr. Susan Matt</a>, Presidential Distinguished Professor of History at Weber State University in Ogden, UT, wrote a book called “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Homesickness-American-Susan-J-Matt/dp/0199314608" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Homesickness: An American History</a>.” Some of them will do a bit better at handling the distance – both in terms of time and geography – than others. Well, they’re certainly not alone, and they aren’t alone throughout the history of this country when you consider the countless ways that giant groups of people that moved from the familiar to the unfamiliar.  So where’d all this come from? And how does “nostalgia” play a role in it all? How is this an American phenomenon, or at least, what American things happened to contribute to homesickness and nostalgia being woven into our national fabric? What about the role of technology nowadays making it insanely easy to stay in touch? Or its ability to make one’s experiences seem outwardly perfect via Instagram and other social media tools? FURTHER READING <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Homesickness-American-Susan-J-Matt/dp/0199314608" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Homesickness: An American History</a> (Susan Matt, Oxford University Press, 2011) <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/22/opinion/many-still-live-with-homesickness.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The New Globalist is Homesick</a> (Susan Matt, NY Times 2012) <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/19/opinion/sunday/coontz-beware-social-nostalgia.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beware Social Nostalgia</a> (Stephanie Coontz, NY Times 2013) <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2017/05/the-ethos-of-the-overinvolved-parent/527097/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Ethos of the Overinvolved Parents</a> (The Atlantic, Laura McKenna, 2017) <a href="https://www.chronicle.com/article/Involved-Parents-Get-Their-Own/246246" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Involved Parents Get Their Own College Guide</a> (Chronicle of Higher Ed, Julia Piper 2019) <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thesupersnackstore" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@supersnackstore on Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/why-peter-thiel-fears-star-trek" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Why Peter Thiel Fears Star Trek</a> (New Yorker, Manu Saadia 2017) <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/06/05/a-golden-age-for-dystopian-fiction" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Golden Age for Dystopian Fiction</a> (New Yorker, Jill Lepore 2017) <a href="http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674983700" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bored, Lonely, Angry, Stupid</a> (Fernandez, Matt; Harvard University Press, 2019) <a href="https://www.chronicle.com/blogs/headcount/don-quixote-college-choice-and-the-myth-of-fit/28781" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Don Quixote, College Choice and the Myth of Fit</a> (Chronicle of Higher Ed, Moody 2011) The post <a href="https://www.crushpodcast.com/susan-matt/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 35: Dr. Susan Matt on the History of Homesickness in America</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.crushpodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Crush</a>.

Episode 35: Dr. Susan Matt on the History of Homesickness in America