Technology

This post lists the books mentioned in the episode: #921 – Catherine Price – How To Defeat Your Social Media Addiction. Mentioned Books How to Break Up with Your Phone – Catherine Price The Power of Fun – Catherine Price The Distracted Mind – Adam Gazzaley & Larry Rosen The Principles of Psychology – William James The Social Dilemma (mentioned as a documentary, not a book) Our phones are stealing our lives—not in big chunks, but in tiny moments that add up to years. Catherine Price argues that the issue isn’t just phone addiction—though that’s real—but rather unconscious, compulsive use that erodes our ability to focus, form memories, connect meaningfully, and feel truly alive. ...

This post lists the books mentioned in the episode: Why Do We Date People That Need Fixing? - Dr John Delony. Mentioned Books Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life – Nir Eyal Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World – Cal Newport Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World – Cal Newport Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age – Sherry Turkle The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains – Nicholas Carr Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business – Neil Postman Glow Kids: How Screen Addiction Is Hijacking Our Kids—and How to Break the Trance – Nicholas Kardaras The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads – Tim Wu Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked – Adam Alter Mindfulness for Beginners: Reclaiming the Present Moment—and Your Life – Jon Kabat-Zinn Dr. John Delony unpacks how modern culture has trained us to talk more and feel less, to intellectualize pain rather than hold space for it. His key insight: “We don’t need more advice. We need more presence.” Healing often happens not through answers, but through silent support and consistent action—being with, not fixing. ...