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The Keys to a Healthier Relationship with Email and Social Media

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Digital devices play an important role in modern life. Still, the compulsion to be connected at all times can have a negative impact on us. Psychologist and author Tony Crabbe believes that one key to having a healthier relationship with email and social media is allowing yourself to go offline once in a while and get bored. "When we're bored, the brain fires up," he says. "We have time to digest and think. Because we need boredom; boredom is the source of creativity."

Here, Tony shares several simple strategies for decluttering your mind, regaining focus and taking charge of your digital life.