The key to a healthy relationship with technology is to identify what brings well-being and happiness, then set boundaries through actions such as turning off notifications or changing the phone's display. It doesn't have to be perfect, but it has to work for us.
The grayscale setting on iPhones can reduce screen time and increase battery life, while the Center for Humane Technology focuses on solving technology addiction.
The speaker shares his strategies for staying productive while working from home, which include staying ahead of daily tasks and fully immersing oneself in work when the phone is off.
The key is to make good decisions easy and bad decisions difficult. This may require sacrificing some aspect of the user experience, but it ultimately leads to more positive outcomes.
The misconception about change is that it needs to be big and bold, but small tweaks in habits can create powerful changes. For example, you can spend the first 20 minutes at home disconnected from your phone to truly connect with the people around you.
This podcast episode discusses the paradox of loving and hating people equally and the pressure to adhere to the god of efficiency in modern culture. Additionally, it touches on the importance of personal branding in the current era of a lack of trust in institutions.