How to Deal with Psyhocological Stress – a Gift of the Digital Era?

Twitter feed, Snapchat, Facebook status, emails, selfies, Instagram – welcome to the life of every 20-something around the globe! Digital age has really taken a toll on people, haven’t it? Today, life is all about a constant barrage of information that have created and nurtured a phenomenon called FOMO (fear of missing out). Nobody wants to feel left out and that is what the race is all about. It was not really that long ago when bus or train commuters used to stare out of the windows with wandering eyes,…

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Mumbai doctors advise families to take regular digital time-offs

Doctors are asking people to switch off their gadgets for a stipulated amount of time daily to prevent addiction and focus on real-time interactions As the clock strikes seven in the evening, everyone in the Joshi household in Malad, switches off their mobiles, laptops and tablets and places it in a basket on the side table. The family of four, now mandatorily gathers in the living room, and talks to each other for an hour. The exercise is a part of their weekly ‘digital detox’, advised to them by a…

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