1KHO 148: We Are Scrolling Our Lives Away | Heath Wilson & Joey Odom, Aro Co-Founders

The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

Ginny Yurich

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2023

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Welcome to the latest episode of our podcast, where we explore ways to bring more joy and connection into our daily lives. Today, we're thrilled to chat with Heath Wilson and Joey Odom, the founders of Aro - a company dedicated to helping families put down their phones and spend quality time together. The conversation starts with a surprising statistic - screen time has become the biggest battleground in families today, overtaking drugs, sex, and alcohol. But instead of dwelling on the negative, Heath and Joey share inspiring stories of families who have successfully disconnected from their screens and reconnected with each other. They highlight the importance of giving our loved ones our full attention and in that way bestow value on them. They share practical tips on how we can break the habit of mindless scrolling and focus on what truly matters. The founders of Aro also remind us that time is precious and we don't realize how little of it we have with the people we love. But the good news is that with the right tools and mindset, we can make the most of our time together and create lasting memories. The conversation ends on a hopeful note as Heath and Joey emphasize that we're not alone in this struggle. They assure us that by taking small steps to disconnect and recharge, we can cultivate stronger and happier relationships with our families. Join us in this uplifting conversation with the founders of Aro, and discover how you can bring more joy and connection into your own family life. Aro is offering our listeners a discount to get a free month on the upfront annual or two-year memberships with the code “1000hours”. If you are looking to spend more time with your family, model great habits for your kids, keep them safe, or maybe just fall asleep without scrolling, we encourage you to check out Aro right now at www.goaro.com . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the 1000 Hours Outside Podcast. My name is Ginny Jurett and I'm so excited to have two
0:06.7	guests on today, entrepreneurs, founder of Aaro, which is a product that our family is using and loving. It's helping us deal with
0:14.8	screen time in our family and just so successfully. Keith Wilson and Joey
0:19.6	Odom welcome, thank you for being here. Yes, thanks for having us.
0:24.0	Yeah, so we have the RO app on our phones and we have the RO box that we use to put our phones in and it is amazing how exciting it is to put your phone
0:35.2	in it is almost like that relief you get this breath you just exhale and your phone
0:41.0	you know your phone is put away.
0:42.8	And so just tell us for people who don't know an overview
0:46.5	of what ARO is, and then we can get into how you ended up there.
0:52.6	Yeah, absolutely.
0:53.6	I, you know, ARA was a solution for the family,
0:56.8	just to begin, RO is a solution for the family
0:58.8	that makes it easy to put down your phone
1:01.1	so that you can engage in real life, which sounds basic and it sounds easy,
1:05.3	but we all know how difficult it is. Screen time has overtaken drug, sex, and alcohol is the biggest
1:10.1	battleground in families today, and we all need a little bit of help.
1:14.1	We all struggle with it, not just for our kids.
1:16.1	Are you certainly with our kids?
1:17.4	You know, as moms and dads, our kids, we see them coming up and we want them to learn
1:21.1	good habits.
1:22.1	But it begins with us. I mean, this came and we can get to learn good habits but it begins with us I mean this was this came
1:23.8	and we can get into the backstory but this came as as a result of my shortcomings as a
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