#353: Can I Unplug Without Coming Unglued? With Carlos Whittaker

4:13 Podcast with Jennifer Rothschild

Jennifer Rothschild

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

5 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Most of us are so used to notifications and alerts, pings and rings that even if we don't want to be on our phones so much, we don't know how to change it. Yet the constant flow of information is actually harming our brains, relationships, and emotional well-being, even if we don’t realize it.

Today’s guest, author and podcaster Carlos Whittaker, made a radical decision to disconnect from screens for two whole months, and what he learned will blow you away!

He shares what tech is really doing to our brains, the benefits of getting lost and being bored, and how disconnecting leads to reconnecting. Don’t worry—he’s not suggesting you go off-grid like he did, but explains how it’s possible to find balance.

So, whether you’re feeling burned out, overstimulated, or just curious about how to be more mindful with your screen time, listen in! This conversation will give you practical, actionable steps to help you reset and reconnect—with others and with God.

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0:00.0	I got that screen time notification that tells you every Sunday, we all get it on our smartphones,
0:05.3	how many hours a day we have been spending looking at our phones. And my notification just happened
0:11.9	to say seven hours and 20 minutes a day. And I remember being shocked going, but then I made an excuse
0:18.0	like, well, you know what, this is my job. I'm on Instagram. I make videos. I make YouTube videos. And so I made an excuse, but then I made an excuse like, well, you know what? This is my job. I'm on Instagram.
0:21.2	I make videos.
0:22.1	I make YouTube videos.
0:23.5	And so, yeah, I made an excuse.
0:24.6	But then I did the math.
0:26.0	And the math equaled 49 hours a week, which then equal three months a year that I
0:32.6	spent looking at my phone.
0:33.7	I kept doing the math.
0:34.8	And if I lived to be 85 years old, I I would spend a decade over 10 years of my life looking at my phone and that's when I said wait a second I have a hunch why we're so disconnected as humans towards each other
0:47.9	most of us are so used to notifications and alerts and pings and rings that even if we don't want to be on our phones, we don't know what to do about it.
1:03.8	The constant flow of information affects our brains, relationships, and our emotional well-being, even if we don't realize it.
1:13.8	Well, today's guest, podcaster and author Carlos Whitaker, he went radical and disconnected from
1:21.4	screens for two months.
1:24.0	And what he learned is going to blow you away.
1:27.8	He's going to show you what technology does to your brain and what you can do about it.
1:33.4	You are going to find some practical encouragement and some biblical wisdom right here, so let's do it.
1:39.9	Welcome to the 413 podcast where practical encouragement and biblical wisdom set you up to live the I can life because you can do all things through Christ who strengthens you.
1:53.8	Now, welcome your host and my soul sister, Jennifer Rothschild.
1:59.0	Yes, and you can just call me the mother of the groom. We had a
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