Cracking Digital Overload: How to Build a Healthy Relationship with Tech (without losing productivity) with Colin Corby

On Inner Peace, Better Health, digital detox coach and TEDx speaker Colin Corby breaks down what “disconnect to reconnect” looks like in real life. We unpack subtle habits that drain focus, why back-to-back meetings spike stress, and how short offline breaks sharpen problem-solving. Colin draws parallels between endurance training and attention training, explains why multitasking is a myth, and shares practical ways to set clear work–life boundaries in an AI-accelerating world. If you feel tethered to screens, this conversation gives you straight, workable steps to reclaim attention, creativity, and sleep hygiene—without quitting tech. 

About the Guest:

Colin Corby is a TEDx speaker, digital detox and mindset coach, technologist, and endurance athlete. As founder of The Digital Detox Coach, he blends decades of global tech experience with behavioral psychology and sport mindset to help people rebuild focus, energy, and clarity in a hyper-connected world.

Key Takeaways:

• You don’t need to be “always on.” Set offline breaks (10–15 minutes) between meetings to reset attention and reduce cumulative stress.

• Multitasking is switching. Rapid task-switching wastes time and elevates stress; design single-task workflows.

• Treat focus like fitness: small, consistent reps (daily reading, instruments, analog note-taking) rebuild attention over 6–10 weeks.

• Protect sleep: no phone 60–90 minutes before bed; after the alarm, avoid morning scrolling so your day isn’t dictated by notifications.

• Create boundary rules: defined start/stop times, no phones during friend meetups, and “one-thing-only” phone use experiments.

• For knowledge workers, double down on human advantages—critical thinking, creativity, problem-solving—while tech handles transactions.

• Step outside the “software box.” Analog activities (real instruments, reading, walks, conversations) restore nuance, imagination, and mood.

• Use a “Just One Thing” challenge: pick up your phone for one task only; if you drift, pause five minutes before the next task.

• Keep a paper notepad to externalize intent and avoid short-term memory overload when using phones and apps.

• Mindset matters: like endurance sport, self-talk shapes capacity. Build momentum through realistic, repeatable habits.

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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