Reclaim Your Mind From Technology Addiction (Jay Vidyarthi)

Jay Vidyarthi is a designer, mindfulness teacher, and author of the new book Reclaim Your Mind: Seven Strategies To Enjoy Tech Mindfully. With expertise spanning both thousands of hours in deep meditation practices and helping design over 50 companies in the mindfulness space (i.e. the Muse headband), Jay offers a uniquely balanced perspective on breaking free from digital addiction without rejecting technology altogether. In this conversation, he reveals how we can reclaim our minds from the attention economy without going off-grid. If you've ever felt outgunned by social media algorithms or caught in compulsive tech habits, this episode offers a refreshing middle path. For full show notes: https://blog.scottbritton.me/s/evolutionfm-podcast (00:00) The Attention Economy: Understanding Our Relationship with Technology (10:02) Mindfulness and Technology: Finding Balance in a Digital World (20:00) Emotional Needs and Technology: The Search for Connection (29:49) Navigating the Digital Landscape: Strategies for Self-Awareness (34:45) Rejecting False Urgency in Digital Life (41:56) Empowering Individual Choices in Technology Use (44:17) Designing Technology for Human Connection