Game Changers: ‘Email apnoea’ and ‘screen apnoea’ can trigger shallow breathing, which in turn puts our bodies in fight or flight mode
A culture that equates how 'busy' you are with how 'important' you feel can hardly be characterised as progressive. Photograph: Getty Images
The phrases “email apnoea” and “screen apnoea” were coined by Linda Stone, a former senior executive with Apple and later Microsoft. Stone noticed that her breathing grew shallower as soon as she went on her phone or computer. These became moments of micro-stress, where shallow breathing puts our bodies in fight or flight mode without the sabre-toothed tiger to run from, just the “hey hope you’re well. Just checking if you had a chance to get back to me ...” messages.
We are, Neese argues, endlessly depleting ourselves and the world in an interconnected spiral of more and faster and bigger. We have created a culture where nothing can feel like it’s ever enough, each new thing piling up on the last like stones sinking into sand under our feet. A culture that equates how “busy” you are with how “important” you feel is not going to lead us anywhere good.
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