No Phone Phobia
How does being phone-free trigger anxiety?
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48 mins
Explore why so many experience anxiety the moment their phone is out of reach. Uncover the psychological triggers behind this dependency and practical ways to ease the fear of disconnecting.
Ep 1:
Your Phone Is Watching You
Claire Matthews unpacks nomophobia—the fear of being without your phone—revealing shocking stats on checking habits, lost time, and how even silent phones sabotage human connection.
Ep 2:
Confessions of an Addict
Are you addicted or just attached? Claire explores the dopamine loops driving compulsive phone use and puts listeners through a revealing compulsion test they won't forget.
Ep 3:
Nomophobia Takes Over the World
From smoking-like social experiments to a satirical 2049 therapy session, Claire reveals how nomophobia has exploded globally and reshaped human attention itself.
Ep 4:
The Futurist Who Lost Focus
Even tech futurists aren't immune. Claire introduces Dr. Alex Pang, whose own concentration crisis led him to rethink how devices hijack our minds.
Ep 5:
Four Steps to Reclaim Your Brain
Claire breaks down Pang's four practical steps to tame notification chaos, plus the neuroscience of dopamine that keeps us reaching for our phones.
Ep 6:
How Do We Want to Live?
In the finale, Claire explores dumb phones, Samuel Morse's telegraph, and asks the real question: how do we want to live alongside our devices?
Discussions (11)
Simon
Level 4 · 8 mo agoGoldfish having better focus explains everything. 😂
Avery
Level 9 · 8 mo agoI sleep with mine too 😭
Stella
Level 6 · 7 mo agoMy spouse and I are totally that couple texting from separate rooms. We’re basically in a committed throuple with our iPhones at this point! 😬
