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Quick thoughts - On technology

Quick thoughts - On technology

It’s what we make it.

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Pooja Lakshmin MD
Feb 28, 2025
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Happy Friday folks! There are a bunch of ways to “see” me next week— I’ll be speaking virtually at the National Conference for Women on Wednesday March 5. Check out the packed line up here. And, you can get $50 off your ticket using my code NCFW50.
Boston folks, on Tuesday March 4th I’ll be at WBUR Cityspace for Cognoscenti Presents: Menopause — A New Approach with Shannon Watts, Dr. Sherri-Ann Burnett-Bowie, and Morra Aarons-Mele.
If you’ll be at SXSW, come see me at the She-Media Co-Lab on Saturday March 8th. I’d love to meet you!

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On technology

Technology isn’t all good or all bad. It’s just a tool, and like any tool, we get to decide how to use it.

The secret to making tech additive (not addictive) is to embrace your humanness. 

What does embracing your humanity mean? Allow yourself to feel; get excited; be curious; take risks; grieve; mess up and try again.

We are not powerless; in fact, we get to decide how we use technology to augment our humanness.

As …

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