Hello hello, and welcome to Episode 60 of Life On the Brink!
I hope you all are enjoying your summer!
Today I'm so excited to welcome another lovely guest to the podcast. Today I'm talking with Rob Krecak, founder and Chief Connection Officer of his company, Humans First.
Rob's goal is to help people and companies use technology in a way that serves them best.
Technology can be amazing and helpful and enriching, but it can also be detrimental. What if we could use all of the good, while letting go of the unhelpful? Today we're talking all about mindfulness: observing yourself and your life to see how technology may or may not be serving you well.
We're all about enjoying our days here, and this is a very thought-provoking (but non-pressuring) conversation that brings up some helpful questions.
*PLUS: stick around to find out about the *free* special offer Rob is offering to Life On the Brink listeners*
Does this sound like you?
-You experience the Sunday Scaries
-You work at your desk all day—but end the day with nothing to show for it
-You’re in a constant state of stress
-You pass the time by pulling out your phone and scrolling
-You spend more time managing your inbox than getting things done
-You can’t remember the last time you made a new friend
-You are bombarded with messages and meeting requests at work
-You find it difficult to connect with coworkers
-You feel drained—emotionally, physically, spiritually—even on a day off
-You don’t have enough time to pursue the things in life that bring you joy
Then we should talk about technology mindfulness.
What's in my teacup? Smith Teamaker's Meadow tea. It's a delicious (and caffeine-free) herbal tea that is just LOVELY. I feel like a garden fairy drinking it.
Alright here we go! If you’d like, you can skip to 5:46 to go straight to the interview with Rob. We talk about a LOT of stuff, so I’m going to just leave the links to things we discussed below, and be sure to check out his website too!
“Overworking yourself until you’re bone-tired might look like a badge of honor. Yet, it's the underlying cause of poor health and frequent burnout.”
“Efficiency means completing a task with minimum time and effort. It can seem impossible since you’re conditioned to work more. You can reframe that mindset by balancing things.
Set realistic deadlines, break down your to-do list, and unwind mindfully.”
RESOURCES
Be sure to check out Rob's blog on his website. Here are just a couple posts I want to highlight:
And if you enjoyed this episode, you might like some of these previous Life On The Brink episodes:
***SPECIAL OFFER: Rob is offering a FREE technology mindfulness consultation, so nice! All you have to do to redeem this offer is to email him at rob@humansfirst.us and mention this podcast!***
Rob’s Little Joy: A beautiful quote that inspires him daily:
"The amount of love, success, and happiness in this world is infinite. So imagine how much love, success, and happiness we could all have together if we all decided to put humans first."
What He's Listening To: The group is Two Friends, and it's their Big Bootie Mix Vol. 16. It's a mashup of lots of different songs (from back in the day and today) with lots of cool remixed beats. It's an hour-long track and really fun, give it a listen!
Thank you so much for listening, and thank you to Rob for coming on the pod!
If you enjoyed this episode, feel free to leave a comment below, or a review on Apple Podcasts. I'll see you next week!