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In today's hyperconnected world, we're constantly scrolling, checking notifications, and juggling multiple digital distractions. But what is the true cost to our mental health and overall wellbeing? In this episode of The Happier Life Project, host Gabby Sanderson is joined by Dr. Anastasia Dedyukhina, a leading global expert in digital wellbeing, two-time TEDx speaker, and bestselling author of Homo Distractus. Once a senior executive in the tech industry, Dr. Dedyukhina made a bold decision: she gave up her smartphone for 1.5 years. The result? A profound transformation in her focus, productivity, and overall quality of life. That experience led her to found Consciously Digital, a global network of over 150 digital wellbeing coaches and the first-ever ICF- and NBHWC-certified digital wellbeing program. Through her work, she's helping people everywhere take control of their relationship with technology. In this enlightening conversation, Gabby and Dr. Anastasia Dedyukhina delve into the profound ways technology is reshaping our behavior and mental health. They explore the hidden impacts of tech addiction and screen overwhelm, offering insights into how we can set healthier boundaries without disconnecting entirely. They also touch on how women, in particular, can be more vulnerable to the emotional toll of technology, from the pressures of curated online lives to the anxiety-fueled habit of doomscrolling that disrupts sleep, focus, and overall wellbeing. In addition, Dr. Anastasia unpacks what digital wellness truly means and shares practical, everyday tips for managing technology mindfully in our fast-paced, always-on world. For anyone feeling the weight of constant connectivity, this episode offers a refreshing perspective on how to reclaim focus, balance, and wellbeing without completely unplugging from the digital world. To download the My Possible Self app: https://mypossibleself.app.link/podcast To follow My Possible Self on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mypossibleself Dr. Anastasia Dedyukhina's website: https://www.anastasiadedyukhina.com/ Consciously Digital website: https://www.consciously-digital.com/ To purchase Dr. Anastasia's ‘Homo Distractus' book: https://www.consciously-digital.com/book
If it doesn't feel right, maybe it's not? Do the right thing, not the easy thing. We always have the right to choose, so ask questions and resist being made to feel 'incompetent'. Join Shawn, Mark and Anastasia Dedyukhina from Consciously Digital, as they share stories on digital privacy, attention and switching. The post 187-Privacy in the EU – Anastasia Dedyukhina – Consciously Digital appeared first on Anecdote.
Anastasia Deduykhina, founder of Consciously Digital, joins the podcast to discuss digital wellbeing. Anastasia shares how digital transformation is impacting key workplace skills, including learning, memory, active listening, and critical thinking. She provides suggestions to regain focus, reduce stress, create boundaries with digital devices, and reconnect with our bodies. Resources: Anastasia on LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/anastasiadedyukhina Consciously Digital: https://www.consciously-digital.com/founders-story TEDx Talk: Are you a Robot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOul_7qAOws https://www.td.org/atd23news/help-your-internal-librarian-help-youhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17024677/ London taxi drivers study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17024677/
In this episode of the Data Malarkey podcast, data storyteller Sam Knowles talks to Anastasia Dedyukhina, the founder and Chief Inspiration Officer of Consciously Digital. Consciously Digital is a coaching, training and development company – it's more than that; it's a movement – that's looking to build a world in which technology brings out the best in humanity. And very definitely not the worst, as many of the apparently “free” social and digital platforms have done with such negative impact. When their currency is our attention, we and our mental and physical health are the losers. Herself a digital marketer for more than a decade, Anastasia has first-hand experience of what it's like to constantly battle the dopamine hit of another like, share, or retweet. She rose to prominence and public attention in 2016 with her TEDxWandsworth talk titled “Could you live without a smartphone?”, which currently has almost 400,000 views on YouTube. She followed this two years later with her powerful book, Homo Distractus – Fight for your choices and identity in the digital age, and is today one of the world's leading digital wellbeing coaches through her consultancy, Consciously Digital, which she founded before both the TED talk and the book came out. Our conversation was recorded remotely, via the medium of Riverside.fm, on 16 March 2023. Thanks to Joe Hickey for production support. Podcast artwork by Shatter Media. Voice over by Samantha Boffin. Anastasia's business, Consciously Digital, is not anti-data or anti-tech. The company has 100-plus digital wellbeing coaches, all providing guidance to people of all ages so that they can get proper balance in their life when it comes to data, social and digital media platforms, and digital devices. Anastasia often finds herself outside, in the garden, and moving; walking, playing volleyball, and above all dancing. When doing any of those things, digital devices and social media don't have a chance to get in the way. With a PhD in media and communication, Anastasia is very familiar with data and statistics, but in her current role she seeks to blend data-driven decision-making with softer skills. This hybrid – narrative AND numbers, stories AND statistics, shared with humanity and empathy – is her preferred mode of making sense of the world. A world which seems to have found a new god in Data. The data we collect helps us to create more or less imperfect models of the world, and with a nod to the British statistician George Box, we agree that while “all models are wrong”, nevertheless, “some are useful”. Collecting data affects the data – just like particles being observed in physics change behaviour – and Anastasia shows herself to be very skilled at citing, reporting, and explaining the meaning of scientific (particularly psychological) studies. The one about wearables reporting on sleep patterns is worth the entry fee for this podcast alone. In terms of practical advice for bringing balance into our digital lives, Anastasia recommends: Never looking at your phone (let alone doom-scrolling) when eating Keep your phone out of the bedroom Prioritise activities that give you energy – including movement and being in nature When you lose energy from too much time exposed to digital content, take a break Remove social media apps from your phone and only use them on less mobile devices Very wise advice from someone who knows, who's been out of balance with digital and data, and now spends her time advising people how to find and enjoy the balance she's found for herself. EXTERNAL LINKS Anastasia's LinkedIn profile – https://www.linkedin.com/in/anastasiadedyukhina/ Consciously Digital – https://www.consciously-digital.com/ Anastasia's TEDxPeterborough talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOul_7qAOws&feature=youtu.be To find out what kind of data storyteller you are, complete our data storytelling scorecard at https://data-storytelling.scoreapp.com. It takes just two minutes to answer 12 questions, and we'll send you your own personalised scorecard which tells you what kind of data storyteller you are.
Humans have become increasingly vulnerable to technology engineered to grab our attention, pulling us away from more meaningful and fulfilling moments and interactions in our lives. Can technology itself be part of the solution? Our guest this week on the GeekWire Podcast is Caroline Cadwell, co-founder and CEO of Unpluq, a recent graduate of the Techstars Seattle accelerator program. The startup offers an app, subscription service, and keychain tag designed to help people become more conscious and mindful about their use of smartphones, social media, and other addictive apps and services. Related links: Seattle Public Schools sues TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and others, seeking compensation for youth mental health crisis Rational Overrides: Influence Behavior Beyond Nudging — research that helped to inspire Unpluq's approach. Could You Live Without a Smartphone? — TedX talk by Anastasia Dedyukhina of Consciously Digital, who is referenced by Caroline Cadwell on the episode. Our favorite startup pitches from Techstars Seattle Demo DaySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tim Reitsma and Dr. Anastasia Dedyukhina—TEDx speaker, bestselling author, and Founder of Consciously Digital—talk about the importance of digital wellbeing. You will learn what you can do as a leader to model to your team what digital wellbeing means and learn a few strategies on how to balance your on and offline self.Support the show
While working in stressful jobs, Anastasia Dedyukhina realised that smartphones, and the pressure to be ‘always on', were doing her harm. She tried an experiment: giving up her smartphone altogether and going back to a more offline way of life. The experience inspired her to found Consciously Digital, a network of coaches who help others to find a better balance between their online and offline lives. Anastasia describes what the constant switching of tasks does to our brains, and gives us some helpful advice for those who would like their families to spend less time on screens.
Dr Anastasia Dedyukhina is a book author, TEDx speaker, Huffington Post blogger, coach and a former senior digital marketer. Having spent 12+ years working for global media and internet brands, she ditched her smartphone in the middle of her senior international career, when she realized how dependent she had become on the gadget. Today she acts as a business mentor, supporting ethical tech startups, and runs a tech-life balance consultancy Consciously Digital, helping companies and individuals be more productive and less stressed in an age of digital distraction. Anastasia was born in Russia, lived in six different countries, and is a UK citizen. She frequently appears in the UK and international press as an expert on tech-life balance and ethical technology (see Metro, Business Cloud, BBC etc) Her first book, Homo Distractus, was successfully crowdfunded in 2017 and will be published in April 2018.
As our working lives become ever more focused on digital screens and devices, how can employers ensure that they support their employees' mental wellness? Also, with the growth of digital tracking and surveillance in work technology, how can HR step up to defend cultures and long term productivity by ensuring people are treated as humans and not machines. My guest this week is Dr Anastasia Dedyukhina, founder of Consciously Digital. Anastasia writes, speaks and coaches extensively around the impact of devices on wellbeing and the challenges around the use of technology at work. In the interview, we discuss: Screens, devices and mental health Establishing boundaries and regaining balance How employers can help Productivity and deep work Digital presenteeism Tracking and surveillance Why HR needs to step up What would an ideal world look like Listen to this podcast in Apple Podcasts.
As our working lives become ever more focused on digital screens and devices, how can employers ensure that they support their employees' mental wellness? Also, with the growth of digital tracking and surveillance in work technology, how can HR step up to defend cultures and long term productivity by ensuring people are treated as humans and not machines. My guest this week is Dr Anastasia Dedyukhina, founder of Consciously Digital. Anastasia writes, speaks and coaches extensively around the impact of devices on wellbeing and the challenges around the use of technology at work. In the interview, we discuss: Screens, devices and mental health Establishing boundaries and regaining balance How employers can help Productivity and deep work Digital presenteeism Tracking and surveillance Why HR needs to step up What would an ideal world look like Listen to this podcast in Apple Podcasts.
As our working lives become ever more focused on digital screens and devices, how can employers ensure that they support their employees' mental wellness? Also, with the growth of digital tracking and surveillance in work technology, how can HR step up to defend cultures and long term productivity by ensuring people are treated as humans and not machines. My guest this week is Dr Anastasia Dedyukhina, founder of Consciously Digital. Anastasia writes, speaks and coaches extensively around the impact of devices on wellbeing and the challenges around the use of technology at work. In the interview, we discuss: Screens, devices and mental health Establishing boundaries and regaining balance How employers can help Productivity and deep work Digital presenteeism Tracking and surveillance Why HR needs to step up What would an ideal world look like Listen to this podcast in Apple Podcasts.
Tom speaks to Dr Anastasia Dedyukhina, about our relationship with technology. How conscious are we of our reliance on our devices and our connections through social networks. Are they good for us? And what do we need to change? Anastasia is the bestselling author of Homo Distractus, and founder of the London-based tech-life balance consultancy and first ICF-certified digital wellbeing coach training company Consciously Digital. She is a frequent speaker at global conferences, such as Mobile World Congress, and she has appeared numerous times in the national and international press, including BBC, ITV, Metro, Guardian etc. Anastasia's TEDx talk Could you live without a smartphone? has been viewed more than 200,000 times on Youtube. Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/anastasiadedyukhina Twitter https://twitter.com/conscidigital
Dr. Heidi talks with Dr Anastasia Dedyukhina is a digital wellness coach, Huffington Post blogger, author of Homo Distractus and a TEDx speaker. She got rid of her smartphone as well as her senior international career in digital marketing, when she realised how dependent she had become on her gadget. Dr Dedyukhina is the founder of Consciously Digital™, a London-based digital wellbeing consultancy. Consciously Digital helps people balance their use of modern technologies and offline life. She speaks and writes about the impact of technology on us - present and future. Consciously Digital Coach Training program is the only ICF accredited coach training in the world that prepared digital wellbeing coaches. She is frequently quoted in the press (BBC, The Guardian, Metro etc) talking about tech-life balance and the importance of ethical technology. Consciously Digital™ is one of the global leaders in digital wellbeing training, and a pioneer in digital wellbeing training in the UK and Europe. The mission of Consciously Digital and Anastasia is to help people be more human in the digital age, and find a balance between technologizing the society and developing and retaining the best what makes us human – creativity, empathy, making mistakes and learning from them. We offer bespoke coaching and training programs that are based on a unique methodology that blends together the world’s best practice in project management, digital marketing, coaching, positive psychology and change management. We worked with start-ups and multinationals that are interested in having a more productive and creative workforce in the age of digital distractions across the globe. We also have a school program targeted at students age 10-17, as well as parents and teachers, which has been so far been rolled out in Spain, Portugal and the UK. Website: https://www.consciously-digital.com Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/consciouslydigital Twitter ID: @conscidigital Instagram: @consciouslydigital This episode is also celebrates Dr. Heidi Forbes Öste's, #1 Bestselling book, Digital Self Mastery Across Generations, Print edition now available from all on-line booksellers, and for order in local book sellers internationally. Your order will help support the Evolving Digital Self podcast. If you like it, please feel free to share it with your friends (both the book and the podcast :-)
Dr. Anastasia Dedyukhina, Founder of Consciously Digital, joins us in episode 026 of SHIPS. She chats with us about her Four Pillars to be consciously digital, creating basic rules for ourselves and how we live, and how we can better use technology more consciously as a tool in our daily lives. To learn more about Dr. Dedyukhina, please check out https://www.consciously-digital.com/. Dr Anastasia Dedyukhina is a coach, TEDx speaker, Huffington Post blogger and author of Homo Distractus. She got rid of her smartphone as well as her senior international career in digital marketing, when she realised how dependent she had become on her gadget. She eventually set up Consciously Digital, a London-based consultancy that helps people develop a healthier relationship with technology. She is frequently quoted in the international press talking about tech-life balance and has appeared in The Guardian, BBC, Metro, Channel 4 etc. and is a speaker at major tech conferences, including World Mobile Congress (Barcelona). She runs the first educational program for coaches who want to help others use technology in a more mindful way. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/relate-patrick-mcandrew/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/relate-patrick-mcandrew/support
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21st century life is hectic and many of us have become slaves to our digital devices, often spending our days moving from screen to screen, constantly bombarded by information. For some, smartphones and devices have become a social crutch that provides us with constant entertainment. Corinne questions whether this may have had an impact on our creativity. Speaking to artist Nina Katchadourian, photographer Antoine Geiger and founder of Consciously Digital, Anastasia Dedyukhina, Corinne explores how we can effectively juggle our online and offline lives in this increasingly distracted digital world. Antoine Geiger’s SUR-FAKE: http://bit.ly/1NS5NNX Nina Katchadourian’s ‘Lavatory portraits in the Flemish style’: http://bit.ly/1hI68Yc Anastasia Dedyukhina & Consciously Digital: http://bit.ly/2aXItXd Featured tracks: The Skies Will Break Stop Where You Are Corinne's album The Heart Speaks in Whispers is available now: http://apple.co/2ayOxCU
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