264: Disconnecting to Reconnect with Carlos Whittaker

Minimal-ish: Minimalism, Intentional Living, Motherhood

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Education, Parenting, Self-improvement, Kids & Family

4.7 • 986 Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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In this episode, I am honored to sit down and speak with author and speaker Carlos Whittaker to chat about his latest book, Reconnected, and his eye-opening 7-week experiment living in a monk community—completely off screens. We dive deep into what he learned about solitude, slowing down + savoring, being present, and finding true connection (and balance) in a digital world, but also shares so many quick and practical takeaways that he’s implemented since this experiment. As we kick off a new year filled with resolutions and the pressure to “do it all,” this conversation is such a timely reminder to prioritize intentionality, step away from the noise, and embrace a simpler way of living + connecting with our family. Links from this episode: Carlos on Instagram Order ‘Reconnected: How 7 Screen-Free Weeks with Monks and Amish Farmers Helped Me Recover the Lost Art of Being Human (his newest book that launched Fall 2024) The Carlos Whittaker Podcast Carlos' Website Desirae on Instagram Minimal-ish Podcast Website More episodes on less screens: Ep 261: Minimalism Story: Smart Phone to Flip Phone with Abby Brennan Ep 235: A Life More Engaging Than The Algorithm - Living a Low(er) Tech Life with Erin Loechner Ep 205: Change Your Relationship with Your Phone and Connect More with Your People with Joey Odom Ep 191: Unplugging: Digital Minimalism, screen-free activities, prioritizing in-person community, and modeling phone habits with Claudia Erickson Sponsors: Hungryroot: Get 40% off your first box PLUS get a free item in every box for life. Go to hungryroot.com/minimalish or use code minimalish. Calm: Get 40% off your premium subscription at calm.com/minimalish Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.2	to minimalish a podcast where we talk about simplifying our stuff our lives motherhood, all in a realistic way so that we
0:38.9	can make room for what matters. We're not here for perfectly tidy homes or seeing how much
0:43.7	we can possibly declutter. We're here for living with less. Realistically, it's going to
0:48.5	look different for all of us, but we're not really focused on how our version of minimalism
0:52.9	looks anyways. We're focused on how it
0:55.9	feels. I'm your host, Desiree. I'm a mom tattoo and on my own journey of living with a little
1:01.6	less clutter so I can have more space for an intentional life. I'm no expert and I like to think
1:07.0	of this as a corner of the internet where we're learning and growing together. So let's walk
1:12.0	towards a more simple and intentional life. Here's this week's episode. Welcome back to minimalish.
1:18.1	Today I am bringing you a guest episode to close out January on the topic of screens and our
1:27.0	relationships to our smartphones.
1:30.3	Honestly, I didn't plan it this way.
1:32.5	I did not plan to have three episodes on this topic in one month.
1:37.8	I think it kind of happened for a reason, though, because this is such a great topic
1:43.0	to start the year with. This is such a great topic to start the year with.
1:44.8	So it's such a great topic for an intentional life.
1:48.6	These past couple of months teaching high school, I've seen in different ways how screens
1:53.4	have become a way to really keep us disconnected to each other.
1:59.5	And that's what today's episode is all about. Reconnecting by
2:04.9	putting down our phones. Carlos Whitaker wrote his book called Reconnected. And it's all about his
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