Unplugging and Redefining Focus for a More Intentional Life with Hannah Brencher • 367

Mind Love • Modern Mindfulness to Think, Feel, and Live Well

Melissa Monte | Mindset Mentor

Mental Health, Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 897 Ratings

🗓️ 24 September 2024

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

We will learn: The hidden impacts of constant online exposure. Simple, yet powerful ways to reclaim your focus and purpose. How to change how you connect to others. Do you feel in control of your phone use? Or does it sometimes feel like it’s in control of you? Have you ever wondered how much of your daily stress and anxiety is linked to your phone and constant connectivity? How different would your life be if you made intentional choices to unplug? The problem is, so many of these devices or apps to help you decrease screen time feel so all or nothing. Or they’re too easy to get around. And then ultimately, the change isn’t sustainable. That’s why I’m excited about the approach I learned in this episode. Instead of just cutting off tech, or decreasing our Instagram usage to 30 minutes a day… Hannah Brencher suggests a challenge of 1000 hours completely tech free. What I love about this method is that it alone also gives you a hit of dopamine, but toward something more positive. Those of you who love to-do lists know that joy of checking off a task each day. But there’s more to it than this. Which we’ll talk about today. Hannah Brencher is a writer and a mom with a continual quest to be more present in life. She’s also the author of The Unplugged Hours: Cultivating a Life of Presence in a Digitally Connected World. Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/367 Become a Mind Love Member for high-value Masterclasses, Growth Workbooks, Monthly Meditations, and Uninterrupted Listening FREE 5-Days to Purpose Email Course Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes to wake up inspired Support Mind Love Sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Do you feel in control of your phone use or does it sometimes feel like it's in
0:05.3	control of you? Have you ever wondered how much of your daily stress and anxiety is
0:11.1	linked to your phone and that feeling of constant connectivity?
0:16.0	How different would your life be if you made the intentional choice to unplug?
0:21.0	I have broken a lot of addictions in my life but man phone usage is a whole other
0:28.1	beast especially if you're someone like me who also works on your phone. I thought food would be the hardest addiction
0:35.0	to break because you can't just go cold turkey. You have to moderate, which is hard to do.
0:41.0	But at least food isn't pinging me with that sweet sound of dopamine likes and
0:45.1	social validation. Sometimes I wish I could be the type of person who's just blissfully
0:50.4	ignorant about my vices, but I'm cursed with knowing the list of harmful side effects.
0:56.4	Anxiety, stress, attention and focus issues, increased depression, sleep disorders, eye strain,
1:03.8	even things like decreased empathy, impulsivity,
1:06.7	procrastination, social isolation,
1:09.6	the list goes on.
1:12.1	The problem is, so many of these devices or apps to help you decrease
1:16.6	screen time just feel so all or nothing or they're too easy to get around and
1:22.2	then ultimately the change just isn't sustainable.
1:25.0	Well that's why I'm really excited about the approach I learned in this episode.
1:29.0	Instead of just cutting off tech or decreasing our Instagram usage to 30 minutes a day.
1:34.8	Hannah Brancher suggests a challenge of 1,000 hours completely tech-free.
1:39.8	And what I love about this method is that it alone gives you that sweet hit of dopamine, but towards something more positive.
1:47.0	Those of you who love to-do lists just know the joy of checking off a task each day.
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