I recently watched a super insightful video about addiction adapted from Johann Hari’s book ‘Chasing The Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs’. It is not only related to addiction to drugs, but also the “modern” addictions such as the ones to social media, electronic devices, Netflix, etc.  from which all of us suffer at varying degrees often without realizing it.

The video reveals the most effective remedies to addictions –  love and connection. It also discusses how the overuse of phones and other electronic devices is linked to feeling of loneliness and unwillingness to connect. I am not going to share more, as I really recommend watching it for yourselves.

I believe that it is essential for the well – being of ours and that of our loved ones to stay connected, to be there for each other, and to simply listen.

How many times have you seen others having dinners with family and friends, where at one point most of the people are interacting much more with their phones rather than with each other? And how often have you been in that situation? Shall we break the circle?