DAMN SOCIAL MEDIA   I’ll start with Japan. There is no better example of how over-dependent we have become on smartphones than Tokyo, the world’s most populous metropolis. For me personally, it’s also the coldest city that I have ever visited, and I’m not talking about the weather. You can’t walk on any train in Japan and not see almost 80-90% of the people on their smartphone. You’ll be hard pressed to find genuine human interaction or conversation during your commute in Tokyo. It just feels like people are always looking down at their phones or ahead to the next destination, instead of living in the moment. It amazes me with how many people there are in Tokyo (around 13.5 million) that people can still feel lonely. I have had multiple friends who live in Tokyo tell me that it’s hard to meet new people. One of them even broke their contract and quit their job early to head back home because the loneliness was too unbearable. To be fair, this doesn’t just occur in ...