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Comment une technologie meilleure pourrait nous protéger des distractions

2,138,450 views | Tristan Harris • TEDxBrussels

Combien de fois la technologie nous interrompt-elle de ce que nous devrions vraiment faire ? Au travail et lors des loisirs, nous passons énormément de temps à être distraits par des messages -- au lieu de nous aider à bien dépenser notre temps, nous avons souvent l'impression que notre technologie nous vole notre temps. Le concepteur Tristan Harris offre de nouvelles idées pour une technologie qui crée des interactions plus significatives. Il demande : « A quoi ressemblera le futur de la technologie si vous la créez pour des valeurs humaines plus profondes ? »

Combien de fois la technologie nous interrompt-elle de ce que nous devrions vraiment faire ? Au travail et lors des loisirs, nous passons énormément de temps à être distraits par des messages -- au lieu de nous aider à bien dépenser notre temps, nous avons souvent l'impression que notre technologie nous vole notre temps. Le concepteur Tristan Harris offre de nouvelles idées pour une technologie qui crée des interactions plus significatives. Il demande : « A quoi ressemblera le futur de la technologie si vous la créez pour des valeurs humaines plus profondes ? »

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