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Tip of the Week: Managing Your Screen Time
June 29, 2026, The Association
Take a two-minute break to watch a video tip that could help improve your focus, memory and overall happiness.
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Digital technology has shortened sustained attention spans, say some experts, to just eight seconds. Combined with information overload (did you know the average US adult spends 7 hours on screens daily?), this may make us more forgetful and feeling scattered and overwhelmed. “Reduce this overload, and you may have an easier time committing new ideas to memory, and keeping them there,” says The Dana Foundation.
Combatting information overload takes practice, but there are some simple steps you can take, as outlined in this short video. Could you commit to creating a two-hour window of screen-free time daily?
What steps are you taking to limit your screen time and combat information overload?
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