How do I know if I’m enjoying digital luxury?

If the first thing you do when you wake up is look at your phone, eat breakfast, check the news and/or social media, go to work and listen to music and podcasts playing from your device, you may belong to the 90-something category. % of Spaniards who do not enjoy digital luxury.

These and other characters he introduced a job In it I study digital wellbeing With the aim of addressing digital pollution and its impact on health and the environment, to raise awareness about excessive consumption of digital tools and to promote solutions for more responsible use of technology.

According to the study data, only 10% of Spaniards consider themselves to have digital well-being, and in addition, more than 54% indicate that it would be important to have a work separation protocol. 63% believe it is necessary to turn off a cell phone in important moments, but only 39% do it regularly. On the other hand, only 5.6% of those surveyed have in-depth knowledge about Internet pollution.

The study is part of the project Digital Wellbeing: The digital life that yes. Less polluting, less stressful From ING through which the entity makes various tools available to the community to promote responsible and balanced digital consumption.

More than half of Spaniards consider it important to have a work separation protocol, but only 16% do; Only 5.6% understand the concept of digital pollution

“Building a sustainable future is not about being or not being there, but about doing,” explains Nacho Rodriguez, Director of Sustainability, Communications and Corporate Relations at ING. “For this reason, we have taken another step forward in our commitment to sustainability by launching Digital Wellbeing through which we seek to make a positive impact on society and the planet, encouraging by example and promoting the transition towards the use of technology that is ‘responsible and balanced’,” he highlights.

For his part, Luis Gonzalez Soto, Marketing Director at ING, said: “Our commitment is long-term and we are clear about it. We want to be agents of change and lead by example. with Digital wellbeing “We want to be a catalyst for a movement to raise public awareness about the impact of our digital behavior and contribute small changes to a more balanced and sustainable future.”

As part of this project, ING has launched initiatives to contribute to improving the digital well-being of those people who want to join the change. A. has Ten Commandments From digital disconnection and self-diagnosis on her website, she invites you to reflect on your relationship with technology and offers practical tips for making small changes in daily habits.

All this was accompanied by the release of the audio-visual piece starring Jesus Calleja I didn’t know either And fictional podcasts Wipedirected by Alvaro de Cozar, which includes episodes with the participation of experts who provide ideas and advice on various relevant topics.

Dialogue table: “Well-being in the digital age: building a conscious future”

During the meeting, a discussion table was held, moderated by Sandra Pena, in which the consequences of digital pollution and the effects of excessive consumption of the digital world on health and the planet were reviewed.

“Environmental and social usually go hand in hand, they are two sides of the same coin, like our digital lives, which are intrinsically linked to our lives,” noted Sandra Pena, General Manager of Quiero. Offline. Caring for our digital well-being is a journey that will impact our overall well-being, and the well-being of the planet, and it is a calling we cannot afford to miss.”

The discussion included the participation of Esther Paniagua, journalist, writer, and technology and innovation expert; Manuel Armayones, PhD, psychologist and Internet and health researcher; Pablo Gamez Cersosimo, investigative journalist and digital sustainability consultant, and Lucia Halti, a psychologist specializing in digital mental health.

Esther Paniagua began her intervention by highlighting the environmental impacts of the Internet: “From Silicon Valley, they have installed a very powerful narrative: that the ‘cloud’ is something ethereal. not so; “It’s cables and data centers…an infrastructure that consumes a huge amount of water every day, generates emissions and requires rare raw materials that are often extracted from highly questionable mining operations.”

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Likewise, Pablo Gámez Cersosimo emphasized that “the environmental impact of the digital ecosystem is profound and that UN research reveals that the lack of knowledge about this problem can be attributed to the complexity and lack of clarity of the technological infrastructure.” “It is important that we identify the most polluting habits, such as excessive data use or “High energy consumption, so we can address it and promote more sustainable practices.”

For his part, Manuel Amaiones decided to address the effects of the Internet on our mental health: “New technologies are not neutral; “They are designed to keep us addicted.” To do this, he recommends “developing a kind of immune system to protect ourselves from the negative effects of digital technologies.”

Finally, Lucia Halti explained that “unhealthy connections are created where we need technology to regulate our emotions” and stressed that “to have a healthy relationship with technology, it is not so important to know how long we use it or why.” What functions does it perform?

A table showing that although digital connectivity has many positive aspects, we must always monitor our habits, to protect not only our health, but also the health of the planet.