Reconnecting After 7 Weeks with No Screens with Carlos Whittaker- Episode 919

That Sounds Fun with Annie F. Downs

Annie F. Downs

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 10.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2024

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Carlos Whittaker...you know him and love him and he’s a Hall of Funner. We’re diving into the project he’s been working on the the past few years. If you don’t follow Carlos on social media and haven’t heard about this, you’re going to be fascinated. Carlos spent 7 weeks away from screens and spent time with monks and amish farmers to see how it would impact his life AND his brain. He’s written all about it in his brand new book, Reconnected AND he’s been working on a documentary of the whole thing. We’re going to talk about all of it today. Buckle up! . . . . . Other topics we cover in today's episode: Rwanda, African New Life, pickle ball, family, the Amish, monks . . . . Want to watch this episode on YouTube? Head on over to our YouTube Channel and be sure to like and subscribe! . . . . Subscribe to Let's Read the Gospels with Annie F. Downs HERE. . . . . . Join our Patreon community Single Purpose League as we tackle the question: What is my single purpose and what is my purpose while single? . . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast . . . . . Thank you to our sponsors! BetterHelp: Visit BetterHelp.com/THATSOUNDSFUN today to get 10% off your first month. Wayfair: Visit Wayfair.com or get the Wayfair mobile app. NutureLife: Head to NurtureLife.com and use code TSF for 55% off your first order. KiwiCo: Get 50% off your first month on ANY crate line at kiwico.com with promo code THATSOUNDSFUN. . . . . . If you’d like to partner with Annie as a sponsor for the That Sounds Fun podcast, fill out our Advertise With Us form! . . . . . NYTimes bestselling Christian author, speaker, and host of popular Christian podcast, That Sounds Fun Podcast, Annie F. Downs shares with you some of her favorite things: new books, faith conversations, entertainers not to miss, and interviews with friends. . . . . . Spread the Word. Leave a Rating and Review. It would mean the world to me if you would rate the podcast on Apple Podcasts and leave us a brief review! You can do the same on Spotify as well. Your ratings and reviews help us spread the word to new friends! And your feedback lets me know how I can better serve you. . . . . . If you liked THIS episode, you will LOVE these episodes! Episode 433: Carlos Whittaker on Friendship, Humanity, and Holy Spirit Lent & Fasting with Dr. Darren Whitehead – Episode 861 Learning to Unplug with Hannah Brencher- Episode 914 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey! That Sounds fun.
0:13.0	Hi friends and welcome to another episode of That Sounds Fun.
0:16.0	I'm your host Annie F. Downs.
0:18.0	I'm so happy to be here with you today.
0:20.0	Listen, if you weren't at our That Sounds Fun event at the Rhyman, and you may not have seen it on
0:24.9	Instagram, I do have a big thank you to say to you, we have very recently hit 100 million
0:32.3	downloads of the That Sounds Fun podcast which is a number that makes no sense to me.
0:36.5	I cannot fathom a hundred million downloads, but it's thanks to you, you listening to our shows, you sharing these shows with your friends.
0:45.2	As we continue to try to make the best podcast you get to listen to and the one that you love the most,
0:50.1	that's who we hope to be, the work we hope to do. It just means the world to me that you keep tuning in and you keep bringing your friends along. So thank you. Thank you for that. It is such an honor to do this work. You know, we, it's funny, right, because we just make each
1:05.1	episode as we go and it's one of those things where you don't realize the
1:08.4	compounding effect of the work you do every day. So I also hope that our 100 million downloads
1:14.2	remind you and whatever you are doing,
1:16.8	that you are doing compounding work in the daily tasks.
1:20.5	Like you are making a bigger impact than you realize and I hope this remind you of that.
1:25.7	We also have a beautiful little trophy that the network gave us.
1:28.7	Thank you to the That Sounds Fun network.
1:30.2	I was genuinely shocked when they brought it out so if you want to go back and
1:34.1	look on my Instagram you can see it there it's on Annie F Downs if you look under the
1:38.2	T. S. F. Riemann highlight all the posts from the Riemann are there but one of them is about the
1:43.7	hundred million downloads and thanks to the team that makes this all possible this
1:47.1	is the only part I know how to do is talk the rest of them know how to do the
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