The world has a problem with productivity - knowledge workers are providing less output with the same time spent working.

Sometimes we think the internet is a good place to have difficult conversations about really challenging topics.

In this weeks podcast, I give you my reasons why I don't the internet or social media is a great place for really deep and difficult conversations

In this week’s podcast I listen back to a recent podcast conversation between Chris Williamson and Dr Andrew Huberman on the Modern Wisdom podcast (episode 700). This is the second of two parts to their conversation where I provide my take on their thoughts on Digital Wellbeing. This week covers why phone use is a compulsion not an addiction, the benefits of solitude and the real loss to humanity from all this screen time.

In this week’s podcast I listen back to a recent podcast conversation between Chris Williamson and Dr Andrew Huberman on the Modern Wisdom podcast (episode 700). This is the first of two parts to their conversation where I provide my take on their thoughts on Digital Wellbeing. This week covers adult ADHD, how shifting your attention inhibits focus and why scrolling is so dangerous.

In many areas of our lives we look to those most in the know about something for guidance. What can we learn about digital wellbeing from those most in the know about the technology industry?

The world of screens encourages us to think it short, shallow interactions, teaching us to consume information in ways that change our brain. It turns out we are also naturally inclined to do this! But this is an option, a better, more difficult option, to pursue deep thinking.

George Orwell wrote a book called 1984 where he predicted a future where we will be controlled by the things we hate. Aldous Huxley wrote a book called Brave New World where he predicted a world where we will be controlled by the things we love.

In this podcast, David provides an introduction to the conversation started by Neil Postman who argues that Huxley, not Orwell, was right and how this relates to our modern world with screens.

Today I give you an insight as to what has motivated me to bring zero-cost content to consumers interested in reducing their screen time and changing their relationship with their devices.