# Professor Adam Alter's talk at TED2017 is featured

1 Faculty News April 28, 2017 ![The Washington Post logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_031074.jpg?itok=f6OME_Rm)>

Excerpt from [The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/inspired-life/wp/2017/04/28/prioritizing-these-three-things-will-improve-your-life-and-maybe-even-save-it/?utm_term=.be9c81aaf00b) -- "[Alter](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/adam-alter) found that those who did set finite rules for their technology use — like never using it at the dinner table or putting it on airplane mode when you’re out on the weekends (so you can access the camera but not the Internet) — were able to enjoy life more. 'Life becomes more colorful, richer, you have better conversations, you connect with the person who is there with you,' he said."

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