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Deep Dive with Ali AbdaalDopamine Detox: How To Stop Overstimulation Ruining Your Life - Hector Hughes
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EPISODE INFO
- Released
- July 27, 2023
- Duration
- 1h 35m
- Channel
- Deep Dive with Ali Abdaal
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
[Free 3-hour course] Turn your expertise into a $100k/year income stream → https://go.lifestylebusiness.com/lbafound Make money with the skills you already have: https://go.aliabdaal.com/lbapoddesc Subscribe to LifeNotes 👉 https://go.aliabdaal.com/lifenotes_deepdive Sponsored by Huel - go to https://www.huel.com/deepdive and with your first order you’ll get a free t-shirt and shaker. Sponsored by Trading 212 - To get free fractional shares worth up to 100 EUR/GBP, you can open an account with Trading 212 through this link https://trading212.com/promocodes/ALI. Terms apply. This is not financial advice. When investing, your capital is at risk and you may get back less than invested. Past performance doesn’t guarantee future results. Sponsored by 80,000 Hours - go to https://www.80000hours.org/deepdive to get a FREE copy of their in-depth career guide. In a world where we’re always on, always attuned to the constant buzz of notifications and glued to the never ending scroll, it’s no wonder that overstimulation and burnout are on the rise. Globally, people have an of average 6 hours 58 minutes of screen time per day (according to the Average Screen Time Stats 2023) and when you look at an entire week that’s over 46hrs, almost two whole days a week, spent on devices - which is pretty mind blowing. But what kind of impact is this time spent on the digital hamster wheel having on our focus, motivation and overall health? How do we block out the noise and focus on what really matters to be happier and healthier people. Today I’m joined by Hector Hughes. Hector is the co-founder of Unplugged who provide digital detoxes at minimalist, off-grid cabins in nature across the UK to help the always-on, switch off. In the episode, we’ll talk about how Hector started his business after overcoming burnout, all things digital detox and how important it is to unplug in our increasingly digital dependent world, what the consequences are if we don’t and a few hacks for developing a healthier relationship with tech. Enjoy! 📚 Check Out My New York Times Bestselling Book Feel-Good Productivity! 👉 https://go.feelgoodproductivity.com/podcast 📧 Sign up for LifeNotes - my weekly newsletter where I share actionable productivity tips, practical life advice, and high-quality insights from across the web directly to your inbox. 👉https://go.aliabdaal.com/lifenotes/podcast Season 6 Episode 8 00:00 Intro 01:16 Book 04:18 Your experience with burnout 07:01 What are the signs of burnout 18:05 3 types of burnout 25:07 Struggling to have feelings 32:20 Trauma and psychosexual therapy 36:06 What if you just turned down your fear 46:06 Daily challenges to self-worth 50:40 Experiencing a silent retreat 53:54 Meditation practice 58:49 Overstimulation and developing self-awareness 01:05:21 Eye opening moments from the retreat 01:13:22 Taking the space and time matters 01:21:18 How Unplugged cabins work 🔗 CONNECT WITH HECTOR 💻 Website - https://unplugged.rest/ 📸 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/unplugged.rest/ 👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/hector-hughes-10082195/ 🔗 CONNECT WITH ALI 📲 Join My Telegram Community - https://t.me/+bH5gLHty5kBiOGZk 🎥 YouTube Channel - https://youtube.com/aliabdaal 🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/aliabdaal 📸 Instagram - https://instagram.com/aliabdaal 💻 Website - https://aliabdaal.com 👥 Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ali-abdaal/ 📚 RESOURCES MENTIONED Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi - https://geni.us/7YhPe The Happiness Hypothesis: Putting Ancient Wisdom to the Test of Modern Science by Jonathan Haidt - https://geni.us/RZ9BZ18 Peter Crone: The Mind Architect - https://www.petercrone.com/ No More Mr Nice Guy by Dr Robert Glover - https://geni.us/tek2No 📄SHOW NOTES & TRANSCRIPT Visit the website for the transcript and highlights from the conversation - https://aliabdaal.com/podcast/ 🎙 ABOUT THE PODCAST Deep Dive is the podcast that delves into the minds of entrepreneurs, creators and other inspiring people to uncover the philosophies, strategies and tools that help us live happier, healthier and more productive lives. Want to start your own podcast? We use Transistor! https://go.aliabdaal.com/transistor 🎧 LISTEN FOR FREE Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7gZkflC... RSS - https://feeds.transistor.fm/deep-dive 🙏 LEAVE A REVIEW If you enjoyed listening to the podcast, we'd love for you to leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts to help others discover the show :) https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... 👋🏼 GET IN TOUCH You can also Tweet @aliabdaal with any feedback, ideas or thoughts about the lessons you've learnt from the episodes and we can thank you personally for tuning in 🙏 PS: Some of the links in this description are affiliate links that I get a kickback from 😜
SPEAKERS
Hector Hughes
guestFounder of Unplugged, a digital-detox cabin business, discussing burnout, overstimulation, and going offline.
Ali Abdaal
hostDoctor-turned creator and productivity educator, host of Deep Dive with Ali Abdaal.
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Deep Dive with Ali Abdaal, featuring Hector Hughes and Ali Abdaal, Dopamine Detox: How To Stop Overstimulation Ruining Your Life - Hector Hughes explores Burnout, phones, and finding calm through silence and offline cabins Ali frames the episode around burnout, constant “on” culture, and overstimulation from phones, social media, and work, introducing Hector as someone who helps people do digital detoxes through off-grid cabin stays.
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