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By: Personal Legalisms for Your Smartphone « joshchalmers

Personal Legalisms for Your Smartphone « joshchalmers — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 23:42:25 +0000

[...] Why You Need a Technology Basket at Home Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:LikeBe the first to like this post. This entry was posted on Friday, April 13th, 2012 at 5:00 am and tagged with David Murray, Mobile phone, Smartphone, Text messaging and posted in Technology and Faith, Worldview. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. « The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Apologetics? [...]

By: FBCG Student Ministries » Blog Archive » Maintaining Relational Presence in a Technological World:

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 20:17:27 +0000

By: Top 7 Posts of 2010 | Don't Eat The Fruit

Top 7 Posts of 2010 | Don't Eat The Fruit — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 19:59:52 +0000

[...] 2. Why You Need a Technology Basket At Home – A lot of people liked the idea of having a place for everyone in the family to put their computers and phone when they get home, opening up space to be present together. [...]

By: Maintaining Relational Presence in a Technological World | Fuller Youth Institute

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 21:22:14 +0000

[...] Place a tray or basket where all people present can physically place their cell phones in when entering the youth room. Setting aside these devices visually demonstrates to yourself and others that you’re wanting to be present with those you are in relationship with. This is a great practice to institute as a family at home, placing a basket or tray in a prominent place in the house where all members of the family can place their electronic devices. ((For more instruction on implementing boundaries for your electronic devices at home: Rhett Smith, Your Marriage and Facebook: Just Don’t Be an “Idiot” (2010), (http://rhettsmith.com/2010/11/your-marriage-and-facebook-just-dont-be-an-idiot/); John Dyer, Why You Need a Technology Basket at Home. (2010), (http://donteatthefruit.com/2010/05/why-you-need-a-technology-basket-at-home/))) [...]

By: Your Marriage and Facebook: Just Don’t Be an “Idiot.”

Your Marriage and Facebook: Just Don’t Be an “Idiot.” — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 21:53:58 +0000

[...] Physical (Basket, Car, Closet, etc.): Find some physical thing such as a basket, your car, or a closet to put all of your technological items in at some point in the day. The physical place is a reminder to set your stuff aside. It not only reminds you, but it reminds your family as well. It also serves as a symbol to you, your family, etc, that they are more important than the technology that so often gets in the way of relationships. They can look over at the basket and be reminded of a family’s priorities. Have you ever looked over at your spouse while they were on Facebook and wondered, I wish they would get off that thing and connect with me? You can set physical boundaries in a variety of ways, but what works well for me is that we have a tray that I put my phone and computer and other tech items in every night when I walk in the door. Those items remain in that tray unless I may need them for some reason, but it has to be a good reason…not just browsing or killing time. One family I know has everyone put their laptops and phones in their basket every night at 9pm, and no one can access the basket till 8am the next morning. John Dyer has a good post about this, Why You Need A Technology Basket At Home. [...]

By: The Influence of Technology in Our Lives

The Influence of Technology in Our Lives — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 09:03:19 +0000

[...] as baskets where every member in the family puts their devices from night until morning. Check out John Dyer’s article, Why You Need a Technology Basket at [...]

By: Information Addiction « Second Jon

Information Addiction « Second Jon — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:51:52 +0000

[...] hours of every day and a tech-savvy software engineer during business hours. I like the idea of the gadget basket, though I think I’ll just start putting my phone away, setting only business emails to notify [...]

By: Setting Boundaries With Technology Can Help You Maintain Your Sense of Self and Identity

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:02:23 +0000

[...] Physical (Basket, Car, Closet, etc.): Find some physical thing such as a basket, your car, or a closet to put all of your technological items in at some point in the day. The physical place is a reminder to set your stuff aside. It not only reminds you, but it reminds your family as well. It also serves as a symbol to you, your family, etc, that they are more important than the technology that so often gets in the way of relationships. They can look over at the basket and be reminded of a family’s priorities. You can do this various ways, but what works well for me is that we have a tray that I put my phone and computer and other tech items in every night when I walk in the door. Those items remain in that tray unless I may need them for some reason, but it has to be a good reason…not just browsing or killing time. One family I know has everyone put their laptops and phones in their basket every night at 9pm, and no one can access the basket till 8am the next morning. John Dyer has a good post about this, Why You Need A Technology Basket At Home. [...]

By: Top 5 Blogs in my Reader | clayton faulkner

Top 5 Blogs in my Reader | clayton faulkner — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:14:40 +0000

[...] Don’t Eat the Fruit (http://donteatthefruit.com/) – Technology/theology guru John Dyer from Dallas. For a sample post check out “Why You Need a Technology Basket at Home“ [...]

By: July 2010: The Influence of Technology in Our Lives | | Rhett Smith:. Marriage and Family Counseling:. Transitioning Life's Journey

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 06:03:09 +0000

[...] baskets where every member in the family puts their devices from night until morning. Check out John Dyer’s article, Why You Need a Technology Basket at [...]