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Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.80,0:00:08.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hello everyone.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.09,0:00:12.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Before I begin my talk today, \NI would like to do a small experiment.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.44,0:00:17.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By a raise of hand, how many of you here\Nare extremely annoyed by these symbols?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.32,0:00:21.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.56,0:00:26.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many of you, indeed.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.60,0:00:30.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Before I go on to explain to you \Nwhy I ask you to do this,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.76,0:00:33.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to introduce to you a concept
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.32,0:00:37.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that really baffled me \Ncalled the "productivity paradox."
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.41,0:00:43.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From 1971 to 2015, an era \Nknown as the Digital Revolution
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.64,0:00:47.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which introduced the Internet, \Npersonal computer,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.13,0:00:49.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,smartphone, and so on,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.40,0:00:52.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while the number of transistors \Nper microprocessor --
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.84,0:00:57.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is a reliable indicator\Nof technological capabilities --
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.92,0:01:01.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,doubles every two years.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.40,0:01:05.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the same period of time,\Nworker productivity growth
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.48,0:01:08.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,actually goes down instead of going up.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.14,0:01:11.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What this paradox tells us is that
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.49,0:01:16.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as technology becomes more advanced \Nand more readily available --
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.00,0:01:20.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which should have supposedly made \Nour jobs easier and more efficient --
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.80,0:01:25.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the marginal gain in our productivity\Nactually decreases.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.63,0:01:29.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So what actually happened \Nwith productivity growth?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.33,0:01:33.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While there are many factors \Nto be blamed for this decline,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.92,0:01:36.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,such as an aging workforce,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.68,0:01:40.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there is one particular factor \Nthat really captures my attention,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.71,0:01:43.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,since I was also a "victim" of it,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.30,0:01:47.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is addiction to \Ntechnological distraction.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.96,0:01:51.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You see, with a plethora \Nof information accessible
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.08,0:01:55.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,right in your palm, \Nfrom irresistible clickbait
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.33,0:01:59.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like "Top 17 most shocking truth\Nabout blah, blah, blah.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.72,0:02:01.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You won't believe number 9!"
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.39,0:02:05.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to Reddit threads, YouTube videos, \NFacebook hashtags,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.58,0:02:10.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and "you may also like" suggestions \Nat the bottom of every single article --
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.52,0:02:17.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we are being directed to an unlimited \Nsupply of mostly useless information.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.10,0:02:18.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And before you even know it,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.81,0:02:23.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's already 11:00 pm and \Nyour assignment is due at midnight!
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.14,0:02:25.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.88,0:02:28.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You feel bad, work like hell \Nto meet the deadline
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.74,0:02:32.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with mediocre work, \Npromise to yourself
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.00,0:02:35.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that it would never ever happen again.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.00,0:02:37.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then we do it all over again.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.64,0:02:38.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.76,0:02:41.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The bad news is it doesn't stop here.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.91,0:02:45.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After I escaped from the prison \Nof Internet addiction,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.09,0:02:50.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sometimes I find myself haunted\Nby images that I was once a part of.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.31,0:02:54.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Images like a group of friends \Ncoming to a coffee shop.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.64,0:02:57.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They took a selfie, posted to Instagram
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.88,0:03:02.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then, silence, everyone \Nwas scrolling at their phone
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.18,0:03:04.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while sipping the coffee.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.56,0:03:06.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Images like my classmate
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.96,0:03:10.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who ranted about 15 seconds of buffering
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.62,0:03:13.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and loading of his Netflix video.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.07,0:03:20.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Images like a girl crying over \Nher boyfriend's "late response" --
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.22,0:03:23.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"It's been ten minutes, and he hasn't \Nreplied to my message yet," she said.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.89,0:03:24.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.92,0:03:30.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or a guy screaming over a 15-second \NYouTube advertisement
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.96,0:03:34.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and keeps pushing the "Skip ads" button \Nuntil his screen is broken.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.68,0:03:36.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.85,0:03:39.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The problem is, it's not our fault.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.06,0:03:44.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every single site and app, \Nfrom YouTube to Facebook,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.70,0:03:49.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is deliberately and intentionally \Ndesigned to be addictive.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.16,0:03:53.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"If you're not paying for it, \Nyou become the product."
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.81,0:03:58.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Unlike a newspaper subscription, \Nsocial media apps and online sites
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.13,0:04:01.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,don't charge you a cent \Nfor using their products.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.75,0:04:04.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Obviously, you still have to pay \Nfor the Internet fees.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.51,0:04:05.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.53,0:04:10.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anyway, they have an entire \NR&D team that is dedicated
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.32,0:04:13.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to maximize the time \Nyou spent on these apps.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.70,0:04:18.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As Aza Raskin, the inventor \Nof infinite scroll, himself said,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.65,0:04:23.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Behind every screen on your phone, \Nthere are generally like literally
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.57,0:04:26.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a thousand engineers\Nthat have worked on this thing
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.78,0:04:29.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to try to make it maximally addicting.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.66,0:04:34.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's as if they're taking \Nbehavioral cocaine
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.38,0:04:37.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and just sprinkling it \Nall over your interface,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.76,0:04:41.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's the thing that keeps you like\Ncoming back and back and back."
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.23,0:04:46.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Indeed, features like infinite scroll,\Ninstead of having to turn the pages,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.48,0:04:49.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or real-time notification of everything,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.98,0:04:55.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from likes, comments, mentions, \Ntrending hashtags, messages, etc.,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.07,0:05:00.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are intended to keep you \Nin a vicious cycle of impulses
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.52,0:05:04.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to keep you stay in the apps \Nfor as long as possible.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.46,0:05:05.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The more you use them,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.66,0:05:09.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the more data they have about you\Nto sell to advertisers.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.88,0:05:14.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's why you see advertisements \Nabout vacation deals on Facebook
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.20,0:05:16.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,after searching for a flight on Google.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.89,0:05:21.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By not giving your brain time \Nto catch up with these impulses,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.20,0:05:24.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,online sites and social media are actually
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.04,0:05:30.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more effective than cocaine and alcohol\Nin making you depend on them,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.44,0:05:33.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,according to a 2015 study by ASU.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.57,0:05:37.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Similarly, recent studies by MSU
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.50,0:05:41.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,also indicated that \Nexcessive social media usage
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.83,0:05:48.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can compromise our decision-making \Ncapabilities, similarly to drug addiction.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.34,0:05:53.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is extremely concerning considering \Nthat many young children nowadays
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.52,0:05:57.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are given access to Internet \Nat a very young age.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.45,0:06:02.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Technologies' capability of hooking \Nyoung people
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.01,0:06:04.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by constantly releasing \Ndopamine in their brain
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.82,0:06:07.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can create a new generation
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.52,0:06:11.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is toxic, impatient, \Nand unproductive.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.52,0:06:16.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The good news is it's never too late\Nto rehabilitate.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.38,0:06:21.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While I may not be in the best position \Nto give you specific medical advice,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.56,0:06:24.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one approach that worked \Nquite well for me
Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.86,0:06:28.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is to designate a particular \Nscreen-free time.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.69,0:06:34.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At first, it would sound very \Ntough and counterintuitive,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.08,0:06:37.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even futile, to resist this temptation.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.36,0:06:41.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it might be helpful to start small;\Nmaybe just 30 minutes a day,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.54,0:06:43.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then gradually increase it.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.30,0:06:49.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would suggest surrendering all of your\Nelectronic devices to a trusted friend.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.58,0:06:52.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,During this "screen-free time," \Nyou can try to read a book,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.92,0:06:54.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,go for a walk,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:54.31,0:06:56.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or even spend some minutes \Non meditation
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.73,0:07:00.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and allow your brain \Nto quiet down and recover.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.62,0:07:03.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first step in every \Nrecovery process --
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.60,0:07:06.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whether it is substance\Nor behavioral abuse --
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.72,0:07:10.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is to accept the fact \Nthat you are addicted.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.59,0:07:15.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It would be a difficult journey,\Nbut remember, the rewards are worth it.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:15.85,0:07:17.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By regaining control of your mind
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.70,0:07:21.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and escaping from the prison \Nof constant distraction
Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.93,0:07:23.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,built by technology,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.96,0:07:27.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we are also regaining \Nthe time and energy,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:27.54,0:07:31.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,those that can be used \Nto finish our work on time,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:31.28,0:07:33.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,gain more sleep, hit the gym,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.84,0:07:37.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,call your grandmother or contemplate life.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.68,0:07:38.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you!
Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.64,0:07:40.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.64,0:07:42.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Cheering)