This week’s guest is none other than Emmy-nominated filmmaker, author, public speaker, and founder of The Webby Awards, Tiffany Shlain. She was recently honored by Newsweek as one of the “Women Shaping the 21st Century” and her films and work have received over 80 awards and distinctions including being selected for the Albert Einstein Foundation’s upcoming book, Genius: 100 Visions of the Future. NPR named her UC Berkeley address in 2010 as one of the best commencement speeches ever and many of her films have premiered at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival.

Tiffany is also a world-renowned speaker and has given keynotes at Google, Harvard, and NASA, and was the closing speaker for TEDWomen and TEDMED. I am not quite sure how I got her to join me on this podcast, but somehow, I did, and it was an absolute thrill talking to her about her new book, 24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week. The book explores her family’s decade-long, transformative practice of turning off screens one day each week for what they call their Technology Shabbats; the past, present, and future of technology; and the effects our 24/7 world has on individuals, our relationships, and our society. I cannot recommend the book more highly, so make sure to get your own copy today.

Links

24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week

https://www.amazon.com/24-Power-Unplugging-One-Week/dp/1982116862

Tiffany Shlain

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24sixLife

Commencement Address https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybwjB64xuaM

TED Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jujxABXnvYM