Jana Riess: Are you âDoomscrollingâ much? Itâs probably bad for your soul.
Religion News Service columnist interviews the authors of âMy Tech-Wise Lifeâ about the role of technology in our lives.
(Jeremy Harmon | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jana Riess speaks while recording the 100th episode of the Mormon Land podcast Oct. 4, 2019.
By Jana Riess | Religion News Service
  | Dec. 18, 2020, 2:14 a.m.
This year will be remembered as the year we relied on screens more than ever to do our work, educate our kids and âdoomscrollâ about the global pandemic. But in a new book written long before lockdowns, Amy Crouch and her father, Andy Crouch, were already sounding an alarm about identifying too strongly with our devices.
Doomscrolling much? It’s probably bad for your soul
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December 16, 2020
Amy Crouch with her father, Andy Crouch. Courtesy photo
(RNS) 2020 will be remembered as the year we relied on screens more than ever to do our work, educate our kids and “doomscroll” about the global pandemic. But in a new book written long before lockdowns, Amy Crouch and her father, Andy Crouch, were already sounding an alarm about identifying too strongly with our devices.
Last month, Amy released a sequel to her father’s 2017 book, “The Tech-Wise Family,” with Andy chiming in between her chapters. “My Tech-Wise Life” is smart and timely and worth your undivided attention especially in an age when undivided attention is hard to come by. I enjoyed talking with both of them over what else? Zoom. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.