"This is a journey towards more focus, more replenishment, more compassion, more energy and more connection (the human kind)."

The Quiet Living Room is a space for introverts, extroverts, meditators and non-meditators. In this very first episode, The Quiet Living Room host Iliana will introduce the podcast that connects science and soul. 

"Quiet has traditionally been seen as something that only introverts need, but really science and academia are proving more and more its potential for every single one of us." 

"Welcome to the Club" is an opportunity to introduce the podcast host Quiet Social Club, our story and mission. 

Whether it is in the everyday setting of your living room or extraordinary retreat destinations in nature, our mission is to provide you a space for creativity, for connection, for discovery, self-exploration and for honest, authentic communication.

Thank you for listening! We cannot wait to embark on this journey together!






 

Welcome to the Club ✨

The Quiet Living Room is hosted by Quiet Social Club, bringing you impulses and ideas for more wellbeing in a digital world.                                                                                      Join us for a series of conversations, meditations, readings, and interviews on topics like Mindfulness, Digital Wellbeing, Neuroscience, and Psychology among many more.

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This week, we invited Markus Rüther on the podcast, a professional philosopher,  working in the field of ethics. Currently, Markus is a Permanent Research Fellow at the Institute for Neurosciences and Medicine (INM-7), based at the Research Center in Juelich, Germany. In addition, he holds the position of Associate Professor at the University of Bonn in Germany. 

Together, we answer questions like: 

- What can philosophy teach us about the role of technology in our daily lives? - What questions can we ask ourselves to enhance our wellbeing in a digital world? 

- What can the stoics teach us about the good life in an AI-dominated world? 

- (How) does AI threaten wellbeing? 
Learn more about Markus and his work here: 

https://www.markusruether.com/

Stoicism, ChatGPT & Living the Good Life in the Age of AI

In honour of International Women's Day, we are joined by  Dr. Julia Brailovskaia, who has spent over a decade researching at the intersection of mental health and phone use, with a special focus on social media. She is a private lecturer at the University of Bochum and also an initiator of the German Centre for Psychological Health.  Together, we explore questions like: 

- What type of of social media usage patterns will more likely lead to addiction and poor mental health?  
- What are the symptoms of social media addiction and what are the first steps you can take if you diagnose these symptoms in you? 
- What should parents do to support healthy social media usage with their children?

Read Julia's studies and about her work here:

Study: Finding the "Sweet-spot" of Smartphone use 
Article: Less Social Media makes you Happier and More Efficient at Work 
Reference to Christian Montag's study on smartphone usage with children: C Montag: Smartphone Usage in Children and Teenagers 



Social Media (Addiction) & Finding the "Sweet-spot" of Smartphone Use with Dr. Julia Brailovskaia

In this guided audio exercise, we lay the foundation for a more mindful relationship with technology and together start reshaping your digital environment in a way that promotes wellbeing, calm and focus every day.  Do you feel it too? Constant digital notifications and interruptions, overcrowded email inboxes, or unused apps - our digital everyday life doesn't always make it easy to stay calm and focused. But it doesn't have to be this way!  Discover a new relationship with your technology for more wellbeing, calm and focus by setting up your digital environment in a way that is right for you and promotes values and goals. Using scientific insights from behavioural and neuroscience, we will together create an environment for more well-being, productivity, and work-life balance in a connected world. Ideal for anyone who wants to declutter their digital life and develop a more balanced relationship with technology. Do you want to dive deeper into the topic of 'Digital Wellbeing'? Then we hope you join our Digital Wellness Challenge! Sign up now and start your year 2024 with more mindful digital habits. 

New Year's Special: "Digital Declutter" Guided Audio Activity

English Episode coming 7th January 2024.

In dieser speziellen Neujahrs-Folge leiten wir dich durch eine geführte Audioübung, die den Grundstein für eine achtsamere Beziehung zu deinen digitalen Geräten legt. Perfekt, um das Jahr bewusst und mehr Raum und Zeit zum Sein zu beginnen. 

Spürst du es auch? 

Ständige digitale Benachrichtigungen und Unterbrechungen, überfüllte E-Mail-Postfächer oder ungenutzte Apps – unser digitaler Alltag macht es uns nicht immer leicht, Ruhe und Klarheit im Kopf zu bewahren. Doch es geht auch anders! Deine digitale Umgebung kann dich dabei unterstützen, online achtsamer zu sein. Diese Podcast-Episode ist ein wesentlicher Schritt dazu, bewusst zu entscheiden, wann und wie du deine digitalen Geräte nutzen möchtest. Technologie kann ein unglaubliches Werkzeug sein – wenn man sie richtig einsetzt. Finde deinen Weg zu mehr Gelassenheit und Fokus im digitalen Zeitalter, indem du dein digitales Umfeld so einrichtest, das es für dich richtig ist und die Sachen fördert, die dir wichtig sind. Unter Verwendung von wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnissen aus Verhaltens- und Neurowissenschaften schaffen wir gemeinsam ein Umfeld für mehr Wohlbefinden, Produktivität und Ruhe im vernetzten Alltag.  

Ideal für jeden, der seinen digitalen Alltag entrümpeln und ein harmonischeres Verhältnis zur Technologie entwickeln möchte.  

Du möchtest noch tiefer in das Thema "Digitale Balance" eintauchen? 

Dann nimm doch an unserer Digital Wellness Challenge teil! Melde dich jetzt an und starte deine Reise zu einem bewussteren digitalen Leben. 


 

 


"From Digital Chaos to Calm" - Audioübung Digitales Aufräumen

Doom scrolling, social media addiction and dopamine loops - mental wellbeing in a digital world can seem like a never ending struggle. Jasdeep Mago Jethani is a neurospychologist, a neuroleadership coach, and the founder of an organisation called Invisible Illness with the mission to normalise and destigmatise the conversation on mental health through the medium of art.  

We invited Jasdeep to talk about: 

 - The neuroscience of mental health and how to build a solid mental wellbeing foundation 
- What dopamine really is and does (and if dopamine detoxes work).  
- How to manage social media use and discover the right recipe for you.  
- Why finding more things you love is the way forward. 

Stay in touch with Jasdeep. 





 


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