Digital Detox: Downsizing Your Digital Life to Create Freedom + Reboot Your Lifestyle Business with Corbett Barr

Jul 24, 2025

Corbett Barr, a seasoned entrepreneur and digital detox advocate, shares his transformative journey toward a balanced life after stepping back from the tech grind. He discusses the liberating effects of minimizing digital noise, focusing on only what brings joy. The conversation touches on the stress of entrepreneurship, creative burnout, and rethinking social media habits. Corbett also explores life in Mexico, his passion for pickleball, and the importance of designing a lifestyle business that aligns with personal aspirations, encouraging listeners to embrace intentional living.

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ANECDOTE

Sabbatical Sparks Lifestyle Shift

Corbett took an eight-month sabbatical road trip through Mexico with his wife and dog to clear his head after startup burnout.
This journey shifted their lifestyle focus from intense city work to traveling and flexible living.

ADVICE

Manage Stress with Financial Runway

Manage entrepreneurial stress by keeping some income through part-time or freelance work.
Stretch your financial runway to avoid pressure and give yourself multiple attempts at success.

INSIGHT

Digital Oversharing Harms Us

Digital lives now intertwine with real lives, making extensive online presence both burdensome and unnatural.
Minimizing digital platforms can bring clarity, reduce comparison traps, and free mental space.

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Have you ever considered doing a digital detox, but were unsure where to start or how it would impact your life or business?

Corbett Barr is an OG in the lifestyle business world, being a seasoned entrepreneur, creator, and technologist. After stepping away from the startup grind in search of a more balanced life, Corbett did a complete digital reset. He wiped away all the digital noise, keeping just one social media platform, which helped him refocus and recommit to ONLY the things that genuinely brought him joy.

In this episode, we explore the concept of a “digital reboot,” how our online lives impact our real-world experience, and what it looks like to live more intentionally in the digital age, especially if you're building a business.

Corbett opens up about the stress of entrepreneurship, the emotional weight of maintaining an online presence, and how minimizing his digital footprint helped him reconnect with what matters. You’ll hear real talk about creative burnout, finding balance between work and life, and how to rethink your relationship with social media and technology without burning it all down. We also talk travel, sabbaticals, pickleball, and how to design a business that fits your life, not the other way around.

Did this episode inspire you to do your own version of a digital reboot? I'd love to hear your thoughts, and I hope you'll share sending me an audio message.

*This is a previously released episode from the archives! Zero To Travel interviews are timeless, offering valuable insight whenever you listen.

Tune In To Learn:

Why putting "lifestyle first" should always be the foundation of your decisions

What Corbett learned from the high-stakes world of Silicon Valley startups (and why he walked away)

How to communicate effectively with your partner when making major life or career changes

Why managing your “runway” (aka your savings) is essential

How to rethink your digital habits and start your digital reboot from a lifestyle perspective

What happened when Corbett deleted all his social media, and what he learned about identity, presence, and pressure

The unexpected power of visualizing a better future and recommitting to work you thought you might leave behind

A simple framework you can use to make any decision with more clarity

Where Corbett lands on the “pursue your passion vs. chase the opportunity” debate

What makes life in Mexico so magical

And so much more

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