56 minutes | Monday, 29 May 2023
This is a special episode of Before Our Friends Die because we are joined by Arran Kirton, multi-business owner and host of The Silent Entrepreneur Podcast to discuss phone usage. It’s something we all do and to be honest, it’s something we could all probably do better.
Arran has found a solution which he calls the CYL Box (CYL meaning Control Your Life). It’s a customisable storage box for your phone that will lock it away for a set time to prevent it from ruining your objectives with dopamine producing distractions and notifications but still allow you to access it in case of emergency. Simple yet effective. You can find out more here: http://www.cylbox.co.uk
Our conversation covers a lot including, relationships that have been negatively impacted by too much phone use, the excuses we all give ourselves to use the phone that little bit longer and why phone usage is closely linked to negative mental health.
It was fascinating to spend time to spend time with such a hard worker to explore his outlook on productivity and his journey to get to where he is now.
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