Summer recap
From ChatGPT to screen addiction, here's what you may have missed
Welcome back to Techno Sapiens! I’m Jacqueline Nesi, a psychologist, professor, and mom of two (soon-to-be three!) young kids.
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It’s a weird time of year, huh?
Some of us are weeks into the school year. Some of us are frantically preparing for it. And some of us are desperately soaking up the last drops of summer.
No matter where you fall on the back-to-school spectrum, it feels to me like a good time to regroup. To look back on the last few months, take a deep breath, maybe steal a quick glance at that September calendar and try not to panic.
So, in that spirit, we’re keeping it light today, with a quick recap of posts you may have missed this summer at Techno Sapiens.
Please, peruse at your leisure, and I’ll see you back here next week. Which is September. And that’s totally fine! Who’s panicking? Not me!1
A very Techno Sapiens summer
Here’s what we were up to:
We celebrated a milestone…
We kicked off the summer celebrating 50,000 subscribers! This involved some good, old-fashioned navel-gazing, lots of gratitude to you all, and introducing our new subscriber chats, which have been really fun (come join us!)
We learned about creating healthy screen habits at home…
Answering a reader question about screen time guilt, and how to create reasonable, sane guiding principles for tech in your home.
Breaking down a new study on youth “screen addiction” that is making headlines.
Tips for introducing a child’s first phone, including a cool new resource for families (The First Phone Pact), which I created with Straight Talk Wireless.
We chatted about the ups and downs of parenting…
A personal reflection on surprises in parenting.
Masking my desperate need to know the sex of my third child behind the veil of “research analysis.”
We dipped our toes into AI and well-being…
A new report from the American Psychological Association offers guidance on teen AI use and well-being.
Research roundup, featuring new studies on ChatGPT, effects of screen time, and using phones around our kids.
New data from Common Sense Media suggests 72% of 13- to 17-year-olds have used AI companions.
And we caught up on the latest research…
New research that I published on teens’ smartphone pickups, emotions, and mindfulness.
How to cultivate “time affluence” so you can stop feeling so busy and start feeling happier (ft. Hootie and the Blowfish).
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