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Digital Detox

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Ten calm, practical lessons for building a healthier relationship with the digital world — with more intention and less impulse. – 10-day journey with clear, professional guidance – Suitable for beginners and those with experience – Studio-quality sound and gentle background music – A practical, down-to-earth approach From Practico with love ❤️

Episodes

  1. EPISODE 1

    Day 1 — The Attention Trap

    Hello, and welcome to the new practice. This course will focus on our relationship with our phones and other devices. We're not trying to say that gadgets and apps are bad. On the contrary, digital products make life fast and seamless and yet wonderfully chaotic. It can be so hard to tear yourself away from the gaspingly gorgeous photos, belly laugh memes, engaging posts and breaking news. At some point, such a seemingly harmless playground of voyeurism intrudes on reality, becoming a subtle killer of time. But lest we frighten you, let me emphasize that we're not gonna call on you to abandon your phones or delete your applications. We just need to train our minds not to fall into the traps set by designers and market-driven developers of digital products.

    8 min

  2. EPISODE 2 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Day 2 — The Quick Fix Habit

    Hello, and welcome to day two of the Digital Detox practice. In the last lesson, we agreed on a little experiment to observe situations when we mindlessly grab our phones throughout the day. It must have been difficult. You may have set this task aside deliberately or unconsciously But let's still try to recall how often you took out and unlocked your phone for no good reason. What feelings did you have at those moments? What apps did you open? Was there a purpose? Or has it become a reflex action? Either way, don't judge yourself. These devices exploit natural vulnerabilities in our brains, which respond well to sources of instant gratification. As we consume digital content, it forms an association with something light and pleasant. We will try to create an alternative habit.

    8 min

  3. EPISODE 3 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Day 3 — Young and Old

    Hello, and welcome to the third day of the Digital Detox practice. In the last lesson, we talked about the trap of quick pleasures and how easily our minds fall into it. This is how our brains work. Our habits are based on chemical processes. To put it shortly, they occupy the primitive areas of our brain, the paleocortex. The neocortex, the evolutionary youngest part of our gray matter, is responsible for all the heavy-duty tasks of consciousness. The young neocortex is having a hard time. It performs complex intellectual work, spends a lot of energy, and gets tired quickly. And the passive paleocortex reacts to stimuli on the fly as a reflex. Therefore, it's difficult for us to control our unconscious actions. While the neocortex serves energy, the paleocortex takes the wheel and forces us to make decisions for quick gratification. To reinforce any good habit, you need to repeat mindful actions many times. It will be difficult at first, but over time, our brains get used to it and start doing them automatically.

    10 min

  4. EPISODE 4 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Day 4 — Extra Time

    Hello, and welcome to the fourth day of Practice. We pay more and more attention to the digital world. We switch between apps and chats, notifications and updates and videos, and you still don't get to all of it. Sometimes we forget that we scrolled through the feed on our favorite social platform just a minute ago. So much of this is carried out unconsciously, leaving us in a mental sprawl, a state of permanent distracted agitation. And the digital world seems simpler and more exciting. The flickering screen sparkles with infinite possibilities. Let's think about how we could spend the time that we pretend to save with a more mindful approach to digital consumption.

    9 min

  5. EPISODE 5 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Day 5 — Riding the Waves

    Hello, and welcome to the fifth lesson. When we grab our phones and start opening one app after another in search of something new and interesting, we do it almost unconsciously. These impulsive desires are like waves. They sneak up onto the shore, cover us whole, and then weep back out to sea. Sometimes we get caught in this undertow, but usually we just feel a quick rush, and if we wait a couple of moments, the wave goes away. Our task is to learn how to observe these waves from an outside perspective, to be aware of the surge of impulsive desires, and calmly wait for the moment when they go back to the sea without letting them drag us away.

    8 min

  6. EPISODE 6 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Day 6 — Ancient Law

    Hello, and welcome to the sixth lesson of the Digital Detox practice. Humanity is an incredibly complex social structure. To be part of society, we need to become active participants, we should be aware of important events, talk to friends, neighbors, and even strangers. For our ancestors, it was a matter of survival. If a person did not participate in the life of the tribe, they had no chance of a good hunt, did not receive any protection, and could not count on the help of their fellow tribesmen. As we evolved, our brains hardwired these truths and have since continued living by them, even hundreds of thousands of years later. We don't have to fight for our lives each day, but the survival mechanism remains alive and working.

    10 min

  7. EPISODE 7 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Day 7 — Your Tribe

    If we have no internet, if the power suddenly shuts down, especially on a sunny morning when there's no excuse for it, we feel simultaneously enraged and panic stricken. Without constant access, we feel isolated from society. To get rid of this obsessive feeling, let's try to determine the true boundaries of our tribe and change our attitude towards social interactions.

    9 min

  8. EPISODE 8 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Day 8 — The Scroll of Self-Doubt

    Welcome to the eighth lesson of the course. Social media often distorts real life. We scroll our feeds and see pictures of people scooting around on seemingly perpetual vacations, driving expensive cars and prancing about, displaying the wares of their lavish lifestyles. These images create a persistent feeling that everyone is living the dream, riding the gravy train to Fat City, basking in another day in paradise. Sometimes such enticing visions of other people living the life motivates us to grow and become better. But more often, it makes us envious of other people and unhappy with ourselves.

    9 min

  9. EPISODE 9 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Day 9 — Fomo Sapiens

    Hello, and welcome to the 9th lesson. Our Digital Detox is coming to an end, so today I want to look back at the things we've talked about in the second half of the course. All of them are related to our social habits and tribal instincts. We're social animals. As such, we need to take an active part in society, be aware of current events, and feel supported and validated. But sometimes these natural needs make our brains tumble into a trap. Let's see how it affects our lives.

    9 min

  10. EPISODE 10 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Day 10 — The Work Continues

    Hello, and welcome to the final lesson of the course. In the previous lessons, we learned why our brain falls into the trap of instant pleasures, what creates unconscious habits, and what evolutionary mechanisms keep us tied to social media, preventing us from reasonably assessing reality and leading to FOMO. Let's consolidate everything we've learned so far.

    9 min
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