Daniel Sih: Spacemaker: How to Unplug, Unwind and Think Clearly in the Digital Age

Enter the Lionheart

Lawrence Dunning

Society & Culture, Business, Entrepreneurship, Philosophy

5 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2022

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Daniel Sih runs a productivity consulting group for entrepreneurs and overwhelmed executives. He is also the author of “Spacemaker: How to Unplug, Unwind and Think Clearly in the Digital Age.”

His message is a forceful but empathetic look at how technology changes our brains, and the simple things we can do to reclaim our humanity, family, and life. Daniel’s work focuses on helping high achievers make space in their world for the things that really matter.

Daniel shares his thoughts on wealth and the goal to be rich as opposed to look rich. How much wealth do we need, and what are the hidden costs of working more to pass on wealth to our children? And how to raise children in a world in which they are overwhelmed by the dopamine temptations of too much screen time.

“Technology wears it's benefits on its sleeve, while its drawbacks are buried deep within.”

Transcript

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0:00.0	A single theme is too narrow for great minds and daring hearts.
0:06.6	Get ready to enter the Lion Heart with your host, Lauren Stunning.
0:10.8	I recently read and enjoyed Daniel Seas book called Space Maker.
0:21.8	How to unplug, unwind and think clearly in the digital age.
0:27.1	I feel that right now, the problem he talks about of technology often taken over our lives
0:32.6	is one that I'm really having to work through.
0:35.5	And on a recent trip to Hawaii, I feel like I was tied to my phone way too much between
0:40.5	text calls and emails.
0:42.5	This sheer amount of incoming data was very overwhelming and has been very frustrating
0:47.5	for me recently.
0:48.5	I just don't feel relaxed or in the present enough and with my son being so active
0:53.2	now he's 60 months old, I really want to enjoy undistracted quality time with him.
0:59.2	There is no doubt that today we live in an attention economy and for our sanity and
1:03.3	our long-term happiness, we have to be better about not being a slave to technology.
1:08.2	So I'm really looking forward to talking to Daniel and hearing his thoughts on making
1:11.8	more space in my own life.
1:14.4	And as always, if you can spare a few seconds, please support the show and leave a review
1:18.1	on iTunes.
1:19.1	Hopefully you enjoy our conversation.
1:21.7	I'm here with Daniel C. Daniel, it's a real pleasure to have you.
1:25.4	Yeah, thanks so much, Lawrence.
1:26.7	It's great to be here.
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