Thank you to everyone who tuned in to my Substack live today with meditation expert, 10% Happier host, and former Good Morning America and Nightline anchor,
!As most of you know, I’m in the midst of hosting a February Phone Breakup Challenge, which is a chance for readers to go through the 30-day plan from my book, How to Break Up With Your Phone, with other people. This week of the breakup is all about how we can rebuild our phone-atrophied attention spans, and I thought Dan would be the perfect guest for my first-ever Substack live.
Turns out I was right! I had a great time talking with Dan about phone-induced anxiety, our atrophied attention spans, and how mindfulness and meditation can help with both. (We also talked about what mindfulness and meditation actually are.)
We then did a 5-minute live meditation together (it starts around minute 20), which was a wonderful, grounding break in my own day—and which I hope gave some of you a firsthand taste of what mindfulness meditation is all about. (Pro tip: if you notice that you’re getting distracted, you’re suceeding.)
Check out the preview above to hear the first part of our conversation, and become a paid subscriber to hear the full conversation and do the meditation with us. (By becoming a paid subscriber, you’ll also get access to my phone breakup support group chat here on substack, which is going strong and has become a highlight of my own day.)
Check out Dan’s Substack
Also, as a reminder, Dan hosts regular live meditations over on his own Substack (and shares special insights from his podcast, 10% Happier) — so if you haven’t already, I encourage you to head on over and become a subscriber.
To scrolling less, living more, and creating moments of calm amidst the chaos,
PS: A reminder for those of you following along with the February Phone Breakup Challenge: this Friday is the “trial separation,” an opportunity to experiment with taking up to a full 24-hour break from your phone. Most people are terrified when they hear about it . . . but then report back that it was one of their favorite parts of the entire breakup challenge.
Paid subscribers: I’ve put together some tips to help you prepare . . .
