Digital Detox That Actually Works: Focus, Sleep & Real Connection in a Hyper-Connected World with Colin Corby

On Healing Horizons with Saima, TEDx speaker, endurance athlete, and Digital Detox Coach Colin Corby breaks down how to reclaim attention, protect sleep, and rebuild real-world connection without quitting tech. We cover practical digital detox habits (phone-free nights/mornings, offline breaks, single-tasking), how “business athletes” manage energy, why social metrics aren’t real connection, and the hidden sustainability cost of streaming, doom-scrolling, and heavy AI queries. If you’re overwhelmed by screens, this conversation gives you a direct, doable plan to reduce screen time, improve mental fitness, and use technology with intention.

 

About the guest:  

 

Colin Corby is a UK-based TEDx speaker, endurance athlete, and creator of The Digital Detox Coach. After decades in tech—and a health scare in his 30s—he now helps people and organizations balance high-pressure digital work with human biology, so they can perform better without burning out.

 

Key takeaways:

• Balance is trained, not toggled: Focus and attention are learned skills. Treat yourself like a “business athlete”—prioritize sleep, recovery, movement, and nutrition to perform at work and at home.

• Bookend your day offline: Avoid phones one hour before bed and for the first hour after waking to protect sleep quality and morning focus.

• Design your environment: Keep the phone in another room during deep work or meals. A device in your pocket still pulls cognitive attention.

• Single-task for real productivity: The brain doesn’t multitask; it switches—and the switching tax destroys focus. Do one important thing at a time.

• Rebuild attention offline: Read paper books or play an instrument to retrain sustained focus without hyperlinks and ads.

• Redefine connection: Followers and likes aren’t community. Prioritize in-person relationships and shared experiences over solo scrolling.

• Micro-breaks, macro-benefits: Schedule 10–15-minute offline breaks (tea/coffee, a short walk, quick chat) to reset attention and mood.

• Sustainable tech use: Every stream, upload, and AI query consumes energy. Use tech purposefully; cut doom-scrolling and HD autoplay you don’t need.

• Start with awareness: Most habits shift in ~66 days. Make small, repeatable changes instead of crash detoxes.

• Choose the hard that helps: Real-world activities are harder than swiping—and that’s why they build resilience, identity, and well-being.

 

Connect with the guest  :

Explore Colin’s resources, videos, and TEDx talk via the Digital Detox Coach website and YouTube channel.Requests or a specific resource you want from Colin? He welcomes suggestions—reach out via his site.

 

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