Do you feel naked without your phone?

Are you drowning in the flood of emails?

Are phones getting in the way of time with family and friends?

Can’t escape the bottomless newsfeed?

If so, this one's for you - join us and become PhoneSmart! This event will be offered online via a Zoom Webinar and a link will be sent to all registrants prior to the event.

Every year, an average person scrolls the height of Mount Everest on their phone, and spends close to 50 days on it! Many of us pick it up every few minutes and look at the phone the last thing at night, and first thing in the morning. It’s literally our only companion that is within arm’s reach 24/7.

Technologies like smartphones are great - they provide convenience, mobility, constant information access and are a real productivity booster. But let’s face it - they are highly addictive, distractive, and compromise our work performance and social life. In fact, the applications we use are designed to make us use them as much as possible, as time spent online is the new currency.

Don’t expect to sit and listen to us while you scroll through your Instagram feed or check your emails! During this workshop, you have permission to ignore all emails, instant messages, and social media posts. This is a hands-on workshop where we take you through a number of exercises to take the first step to become PhoneSmart.

Who should attend?

• Everyone who feels that they want to take back control over their phone and their time.

o Office workers wanting to boost their productivity

o Parents who want to change the way the family uses screens

o Students who want to improve efficiency and wellbeing during studies

o Anyone wanting to look up and enjoy life not through a screen

Why attend?

• Improved relationships and communication with people around you

• Better sleep

• Less anxiety and stress

• Increased focus and productivity at work

• Help combat social media FOMO (fear of missing out).

PhoneSmart is proudly hosted by the AUT Business School, facilitated by:

Taino Bendz, Founder of Phone Free Day

Lena Waizenegger, lecturer in Business Information Systems at AUT.