EP 317 — Rachel Miles: Making Technology Work For You!

Oct 29, 2024

The discussion delves into the ethics and implications of our reliance on technology. It questions whether devices enhance or detract from our lives and relationships. Anecdotes highlight the challenge of basic tasks without gadgets, like telling time or simple math. The dangers of media addiction are explored alongside the environmental impact of tech consumption. Concerns about personal data and freedoms given to corporations are raised, urging a mindful approach to technology use in our daily lives.

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Intro

00:00 • 2min

Navigating Technology's Impact

02:28 • 13min

Weather Uncertainty and Gut Health

15:35 • 6min

Disconnect: Nature vs. Technology

21:57 • 13min

The Impact of Technology on Human Cognition and Health

34:28 • 4min

The Hidden Costs of Technology

38:45 • 10min

Navigating Technology and Success in Personal and Professional Life

49:02 • 6min

Technology and the Surveillance State

54:42 • 12min

The Intersection of Technology, Agriculture, and Food Quality

01:06:25 • 5min

Navigating Technology: Identifying Needs and Intentions

01:11:41 • 3min

Breath Rates and Body Signals

01:15:05 • 6min

Embracing Growth and Community in Personal Development

01:21:25 • 2min

Engaging Listener Interaction and Membership Opportunities

01:22:56 • 2min

Do you ever think about the downstream implications and ethics involved in relying so deeply every day on technology? If you haven’t given it much thought, have you tried — and failed — to accomplish the simple act of telling time with a conventional clock or doing math without a calculator lately?

Learn how some forms of technologies don’t make our lives better, safer and healthier with design and tech consultant Rachel Miles this week on Spirit Gym.

Find out more about Rachel and her work at her Renaissance Rachel website, her company Grounded Insights and on social media via Instagram and Facebook.

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Timestamps

6:02 Techno-solutionism.

7:36 Creating technology is a uniquely human skill.

9:41 Technology that removes our connection to the self or other.

21:54 Can you tell time with a conventional clock or watch?

31:14 The disposability and consumption of tech devices that harms us and the world.

49:01 Finding the right mix of technology in our lives is a big challenge, especially for families.

59:06 How much of our freedoms and personal data are we giving up freely to Big Brother daily?

1:03:30 “How are we thinking about our intention when we use technology?”

1:11:41 Are you using technology to help you solve problems or distract you from living life?

Resources

Danica Patrick talks to Gregg Braden about The Future of Humanity on YouTube

Paul’s video on The Danger of Living in Two Realities on YouTube

Reality +: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy by David Chalmers

Paul’s Living 4D podcast on Lucifer, Christ and Ahriman

Tamagotchi

Paul’s Living 4D conversation with Ben Greenfield

Paul’s Spirit Gym conversation with Mike Salemi

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