Tech addiction is real—and it’s stealing your time, your peace, and your purpose. But you don’t have to stay stuck.
In this powerful episode of The Chris Stefanick Show, I sit down with Andrew Laubacher, founder of Humanality, to expose how your smartphone is rewiring your brain—and what you can do to take your life back.
93% of your free time is being eaten by screens
The average teen is on social media 5+ hours/day
1 in 5 millennials has no friends
And your phone was engineered to make this worse
This conversation will give you the truth about tech addiction, the science behind attention loss, and real tools to break free—without going off the grid.
Timestamps
2:25 – Goldfish is greater than a human attention span?!
14:41 – Why moderation fails (and what works)
15:25 – 27 years of your life lost to screens
37:17 – The loneliness epidemic no one’s talking about
39:13 – What is a Digital Detox Village?
42:30 – How to reclaim your mind, time, and joy
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