I talked up the in-person bowling experience heavily.
As we walked through the doors, Ethan stopped dead in his tracks.
With his eyes as big as plates, he exclaimed, Auntie!
They made it look just like Wii bowling!
I think about this a lot lately.
Rather than Ethan realizing that Wii was approximating embodied life, he thought the opposite was true.
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We found ourselves texting more and talking less.
As a result, weve likely lived less in our bodies than we did pre-pandemic.
The loss of embodied experience can lead toanxiety and a sense of isolation.
Its Amazing How Its All Connected.
Many of us have experienced similar losses of ritual over this unique time.
We arent heading outdoors, or at least down the hall, for leisurely lunch breaks.
All these changes have impacted the flow of life.
Doreen Dodgen-Magee, PsyD,is anauthor, psychologist, researcher, and speaker.
She is the author ofRestart: Designing a Healthy Post-Pandemic Lifeand the Nautilus Gold Medal-winning book,Deviced!
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Balancing Life and Technology in a Digital World.
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