{"ID":2893964,"CreatedAt":"2026-06-01T04:54:23.091178241Z","UpdatedAt":"2026-06-01T04:54:23.091178241Z","DeletedAt":null,"paper_url":"https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.12204","arxiv_id":"2507.12204","title":"Tao-Technology for Teen Mobile Use: Harmonizing Adaptation, Autonomy, and Reflection","abstract":"Adolescents' mobile technology use is often regulated through rigid control mechanisms that fail to account for their autonomy and natural usage patterns. Drawing on Taoist philosophy, particularly Wu Wei, Yin-Yang, and Zi Ran, this position paper proposes Tao-Technology, a self-organizing, adaptive regulatory framework. Integrating insights from Reflective Informatics and Information Ecologies, we explore how mobile technology can dynamically adjust to context while fostering self-reflection and meaning-making. This approach shifts from external restrictions to dynamic co-adaptative regulation, ensuring technology governance remains flexible yet structured, supporting adolescents in cultivating a balanced and intentional relationship with digital technology.","short_abstract":"Adolescents' mobile technology use is often regulated through rigid control mechanisms that fail to account for their autonomy and natural usage patterns. Drawing on Taoist philosophy, particularly Wu Wei, Yin-Yang, and Zi Ran, this position paper proposes Tao-Technology, a self-organizing, adaptive regulatory framewor...","url_abs":"https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.12204","url_pdf":"https://arxiv.org/pdf/2507.12204v1","authors":"[\"Pengyu Zhu\",\"Janghee Cho\"]","published":"2025-07-16T13:03:24Z","proceeding":"cs.HC","tasks":"[\"cs.HC\"]","methods":"[\"Generative Adversarial Network\"]","has_code":false}