In this week’s episode of The Pain Changer, I chat with Rob Krecak, the founder of Humans First, a company devoted to helping you change how you use technology so you can get back more time in your days, keeping Humans First.

Founder Rob Krecak is a thrill-seeker, self-professed nerd, question-asker, voracious reader, competitor, keynote speaker, and business builder.

When he first got his Wall Street job as a sell-side equity analyst out of college, he thought he’d made it. After buying everything he wanted on his wishlist, he realized that he still wasn’t happy. He listened to his deep-down desire to help more people by leaving finance to eventually own three Anytime Fitness health clubs, four uBreakiFix cell phone repair stores, and a tech startup.

As someone vulnerable to technology’s addictive hold from a young age—video games and Facebook in particular—Rob is on a mission to help individuals and companies reduce stress and get back time to master their careers and lives. He founded Humans First to provide a one-of-a-kind consulting experience that analyzes people’s efficiency and energy by paying attention to their technology mindfulness.

Rob thinks there is always something to be learned from everyone, and he lets his curiosity guide conversations. In his spare time, he likes to do CrossFit, better himself through reading, travel, and spend time with his wife Niki.

Note: Since the recording of this episode, I worked with Rob myself. The impact just one session had on my productivity has been mind-blowing. He backs his recommendations with science. This has given me back almost 2 work days already! It’s not just how to use your electronic devices more efficiently, there is so much more to it.

In this episode, you will learn: 

• Social media sets off a chemical in our bodies called dopamine, a short term “feel good” feeling due to those “Likes” and “Loves” we receive on our posts. 
• About 99% of the news we listen to or read we cannot control. So by listening to and/or reading the news, especially in massive quantities, it can bring us anxiety due to the negative nature of most of it and knowing the fact that we cannot control it.
• You can already save yourself some time and get less sucked in by your phone by following these next couple tips:
  • Scheduled Summaries
  • Disable the Raise to wake for iOS, Always on Display for Android
  • Disable notifications for each app:  Go to settings and then notifications, go down the list of each app, and then decide if you want the notifications enabled or not.

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Resources

• Website
• Learn more about Cognomovement
• Try Cognomovement for yourself!
• Book a call with Katie

Credit: Tom Giovingo, Intro & Outro, Random Voice Guy, Professional ‘Cat‘ Herder

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Disclaimer: Katie is not a medical professional and she is not qualified to diagnose any conditions. The advice and information she gives is based on her own experience and research. It does not take the place of medical advice. Always consult a medical professional first before you try anything new.