Thankful, Bored and Good Conversations

This week on the Downward Facing Spiritual Spiral podcast, I want to quickly thank all my listeners for all the support I've received over the last 12 weeks. Your emails, texts and comments have left me so inspired to keep the conversations and the podcast going so thank you so much.

 

I'll also talk about the power of good conversations and the impact my guests have had on my life and I'll talk about the amazing book I'm reading called "Bored and Brilliant." It's written by Manoush Zomorodi and it's truly been inspiring as she talks about the effect our devices are having on our brains and our free time.

 

Tristan Harris is quoted as saying, "I hate to say this, but if you surrender to the default settings of the world, they are designed to take advantage of you. Everything requires vigilance." Your free time is far too valuable to waste on mindless pictures and boring content primarily found on Instagram. So this week I talk about why I decided to take a stand and spend as little time as possible on Instagram so I could truly focus and finish my first novel. 

 

Thanks to Instagram and our cell phones, the distractions are never ending so I talk about the importance of valuing your free time.  Less screen time and more conversations is one of the goals of my podcast so we can get back to the parts of our lives that truly add depth and meaning. Thanks for listening over the last 12 weeks.