How to Be Intentional With Tech During Remote Work

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by Lance Black372 views·Updated Sep 15, 2020
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As we continue to work remotely and try to balance work and our home life, we can all stand to be a little more intentional with our technology. Lance Black, at Gabb Wireless, gives tips and tricks for how to live more intentionally with our tech and make room for some much-needed time free from screens. Get more tips on using tech in healthy ways at, https://gabbwireless.com/blog/ Follow me at https://www.linkedin.com/in/lanceeliblack/

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  1. Hello, everyone out there in Prezi land.
  2. My name is Lance Black, and I'm with Gabby Wireless.
  3. I want to take some time today and talk about
  4. how we could be intentional with Tech during this new
  5. work from home life that many of us are living
  6. but first a little bit about Gabby Wireless.
  7. Gabby is the only company that provides a simple, safe
  8. and age appropriate first phone that connects families, protects kids
  9. and encourages life beyond the screen, said another way.
  10. We are the child's first phone with age appropriate tech,
  11. so we know a thing or two about being intentional
  12. with technology.
  13. So why is it important to be intentional?
  14. With tech in Jena, look, we have more tech now
  15. than we've ever had before.
  16. Between laptops and phones and tablets and smart watches, it
  17. seems like we are almost always tether to some kind
  18. of tech.
  19. This causes us to deal with the constant notifications and
  20. the risk of formal.
  21. The fear of missing out with social media can be
  22. harmful to adults and also to Children who are learning
  23. how to use tech from their parents.
  24. Yes, they are watching us.
  25. Yeah, being intentional with Tech is even more important now
  26. with remote work in these strange times that we're in,
  27. where many of us find ourselves working remotely from home.
  28. So now there is no physical separation between home and
  29. the office.
  30. This blurring of home and office workspace can cause us
  31. if we're not careful to be less intentional in our
  32. work and personal lives, thus causing us to be less
  33. effective in each.
  34. My wife and I have six Children, and four of
  35. them are grown and out of the house.
  36. However, they have not forgotten how good of a cook
  37. their mother is.
  38. So every Sunday afternoon, we together for great food and
  39. a few laughs.
  40. One of the purposes of this Sunday dinner is to
  41. be intentional on strengthening our relationships as a family.
  42. This only happens when we leave our phones in the
  43. basket on the table in the hallway and truly connect
  44. with each other during dinner.
  45. Candidly, this rule is a struggle for some of my
  46. kids, and they initially fought the phone basket mandate.
  47. However, I think they would all now agree and say
  48. that we have grown closer as a family because of
  49. that now that we focus on connecting with each other
  50. instead of perhaps checking the latest sports score, I'd like
  51. to quickly go through a few things that you can
  52. do starting today to live Mawr.
  53. Intentional When working from home.
  54. First, be mindful of your notifications.
  55. Onley have sound notifications for really important things.
  56. A phone call from your mother in law is not
  57. one of those, by the way, everything else can wait
  58. until you're ready to address it.
  59. Sound notifications can be easily cause distraction and take you
  60. away from the task at hand.
  61. I think it's also good to set some no phone
  62. times for your phones.
  63. Consider putting your phone away after you've done work after
  64. you're done working for the day.
  65. It could be tough to fill always on when you
  66. work from home, so taking more time than usual away
  67. from your phone can help separate the day and help
  68. you be more mindful of your family time after work.
  69. Another good thing to do is to take screen breaks
  70. during the day, set aside time to distance yourself from
  71. Alltech and screens for sometime during each day.
  72. Take some time to get away from your screen and
  73. go for a walk outside or do anything to step
  74. away from it all for just a minute.
  75. It could be a phone meeting that you take as
  76. you walk through your neighborhood, or perhaps a gardening break
  77. to think about a tough situation that you're dealing with.
  78. How about this one?
  79. Keep devices out of the bedroom.
  80. Whether you stick to your no phone times or not,
  81. try to keep your phone out of the bedroom.
  82. The blue light can harm your sleep schedule and make
  83. it difficult for you to sleep when you're ready to
  84. fall asleep at night.
  85. By leaving the phone in a different room at night,
  86. you can.
  87. You can help ensure you're not tempted to scroll through
  88. media or to check email one last time before you
  89. fall asleep.
  90. Another good one.
  91. How about you keep your co workers in the know
  92. about your work times?
  93. Maybe you plan to work from 8 to 5 every
  94. day, or maybe instead, you're going to start earlier so
  95. you can don't have uh, since you don't now have
  96. any commute time.
  97. Whatever it is, keep your team up to date and
  98. when you plan to be available by phone each day,
  99. that will help people know when it's acceptable.
  100. Call you and when they should opt for an email
  101. that you'll get tomorrow instead.
  102. This goes for how you communicate with people, too.
  103. Reach out to others and asked when they want to
  104. be available by phone.
  105. Another good one here.
  106. How about developing a family plan?
  107. Not only are you surrounded by tech more, but sore
  108. your kids.
  109. Maybe you have little ones that are now doing zoom
  110. calls with friends or for school.
  111. And you have full fledged teenagers who can't get off
  112. social media, whatever it may be, develop a family plan
  113. so you can all be more intentional with tech.
  114. Maybe when you put down your phone for work.
  115. You and your family all have a no phone our
  116. dedicated to family time.
  117. Look in this new, blurred world of work and home,
  118. it's never been more important to be intentional.
  119. With tech.
  120. By being more intentional, we will be more productive, will
  121. have less dress and will commit fewer errors and accidents.
  122. Now that sounds like a way better life to me.
  123. We've talked about a few things that you can do
  124. to live more intentionally.
  125. So here's my challenge to you this week.
  126. Choose a few small ways to be more intentional with
  127. your tech so you can live beyond the screen.
  128. Your boss and your family will love you for it.
  129. Thank you until next time.