207. Find Balance with Technology and Live Undistracted | Katie Westenberg, Author of But Then She Remembered

Simple Farmhouse Life

Lisa Bass

Home & Garden, Leisure

4.9 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Distractions are nothing new, but the sheer amount of distractions available to us in our modern world is overwhelming. It is impossible to talk about distraction without acknowledging the impact of technology on our lives, but Katie pulls back the curtain on technology to explore what is really behind our attraction to it. What is the root cause of distraction and how can we overcome it? If you desire to live a purposeful life without succumbing to the onslaught of distractions coming your way, join us for this powerful conversation.

In this episode, we cover:

Uncovering the root cause of distraction
Choosing intentionality in how we rest
How our interactions with technology impact our children
The importance of knowing and remembering what you believe
The power of creating meaningful moments for our kids to remember
A mindset shift for when we fall short of our goals with technology
Embracing the current season instead of always waiting for the next one
Identifying what to prioritize and what to let go from season to season
Setting yourself up for success to avoid the allure of screen time
Finding the balance of learning new things online without spending too much time behind a screen
Allowing family and friends to help us with our technology boundaries
Prioritizing time with God amidst an endless list of responsibilities
Being realistic with ourselves about how much time we have

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ABOUT KATIE

Katie Westenberg is first a follower of Christ, a wife, and a mom growing faithfully alongside her four homeschooled children. She believes boldly in the transformative power of faith in Jesus Christ. As an author and speaker, she teaches women to grow a robust theology of who God is, become students of Scripture, and learn to live that truth out with courage. She serves a thriving community of women at katiewestenberg.com and makes her home in the lovely Pacific Northwest.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	There's nothing wrong with using technology to learn those things.
0:03.2	Watch someone make sourdough bread, then go out and act upon it.
0:06.6	What can I do with that information?
0:08.6	The thing that I think is really, really difficult about a phone is that the
0:11.7	distance between being on task and being off task is a millisecond.
0:16.6	It's just one quick swipe.
0:17.8	Here I am on my phone to do something I want to do.
0:20.6	And then I see this.
0:21.4	And then I see this notification that I think of this and I'm way over here.
0:24.9	My name is Lisa mother of eight and creator of the blog and YouTube channel
0:29.5	farmhouse on Boone.
0:31.0	Join me as I share with you my love for creating a handmade home from scratch
0:35.0	cooking and a little mom and entrepreneur life along the way.
0:43.4	Welcome back to the simple farmhouse life podcast.
0:46.8	If you hear baby noises and you're not watching on YouTube and you're in the
0:50.6	podcast app, yes, I do have the baby with me.
0:53.8	This is kind of an every other your thing.
0:56.0	So when I first started my podcast, my son, Daniel was a two month.
1:00.6	No, November, December, yeah, two month old.
1:03.2	And then two years later, my son, theodore was a baby.
1:07.7	And then here we are again, two years later.
1:09.8	So we're about, well, a year and a half.
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