Digital Well-being
Unplug
At Virginia Tech, we want our students to experience digital flourishing. Digital well-being occurs on a spectrum and flourishing is when we use our devices in a way that maximizes the positives and minimizes the negatives. In other words, we are benefiting from all the great things that technology has to offer. Devices supplement and add to our lives but do not take away from us reaching our full potential.
The Digital Wellness Institute has developed a tool to help people understand the 8 dimensions of digital well-being and assess a person's individual device use strengths and areas of improvement.
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- Discover personal areas of digital flourishing and challenges – take the Digital Flourishing survey!
- Find Alternatives to scrolling and commit to doing them.
Weekly Well-being Challenges
Challenge 7: October 6-12
Instead of standing in line scrolling, use your phone to make a fun plan for the weekend.
The next time you find yourself having to wait in line for food, the bus, the elevator, use this time to plan an adventure for the weekend. Explore something new (ex. A hike, the famers market, festival, etc.) and maybe invite your friends too! Here are some resources to help you explore and practice the benefits of this week’s challenge.
- Festivals & Events - Step Into Blacksburg
- Hiking - Step Into Blacksburg
- Buy Local, Eat Local, Be Local - Blacksburg Farmers Market
- Venture Out Center - Recreational Sports
- Upcoming Events - GobblerConnect
- The Breakzone in Squires - Aside from bowling, billiards, and table tennis, the Breakzone also has a fantastic selection of boardgames students can use on site.
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