Why tech products should be designed alongside psychologists

Juan Manuel Contreras, Ph.D.
7 min readMar 25, 2022

This essay was published by The Decision Lab on March 24, 2022.

Technology has drastically changed how we behave and what we feel and think. Every day, the first and last thing most of us do is check our phones. Sounds and vibrations from our phones distract us dozens of times a day. Phones and computers mediate a lot of our social interaction: Zoom meetings…

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Juan Manuel Contreras, Ph.D.

Bolivian-American trained in cognitive neuroscience but working in applied science. Retired bassist and aspiring essayist. Trying to live in the here and now.