Living Well with Technology, episode 40 of the Human Pulse Podcast.

What if you were reaching to your pocket just to realize that your phone wasn’t there? That sudden wave of panic is called nomophobia and a 350-year-old quote by French philosopher Blaise Pascal seems to explain it all. Biologically, human beings are distraction machines and crave for the endless scrolling loops our smartphones provide just to escape a few moments of empty time. But what if boredom wasn’t the enemy? We discuss practical ways to reclaim our attention away from devices. Does that make us Luddites? Well, do you actually know what that word means?

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Chapters

00:00 Quote

00:32 Nomophobia, Phones and Dopamine

07:17 Putting Intention Into It

09:09 The Value of Emptiness and Boredom

11:52 Mind Wandering and Creativity

17:20 Distraction is a Superpower

23:15 Sometimes More Tech is Too Much Tech

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Recording Date: July, 19th, 2026

Hosts: Anne Trager – Human Potential & Executive Performance Coach & Fabrice Neuman – Tech Consultant for Small Businesses

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Resources & Links

• Pascal would have thrown away his iPhone

• The prevalence of nomophobia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

• The Close on BBC’s Youtube Channel

• The Productive Power of Distractions: Strategies for Busy Leaders

• And Do What? (ATP, ep. 698)
• What Happened After a Teacher Ditched Screens

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