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

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.Sign up for your Spirit Gym podcast membership, so you can access members-only extended versions of the podcast along with exclusive Q&A opportunities with Paul.Timestamps6:02 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?ResourcesDanica Patrick talks to Gregg Braden about The Future of Humanity on YouTubePaul’s video on The Danger of Living in Two Realities on YouTubeReality +: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy by David ChalmersPaul’s Living 4D podcast on Lucifer, Christ and AhrimanTamagotchiPaul’s Living 4D conversation with Ben GreenfieldPaul’s Spirit Gym conversation with Mike SalemiFind more resources for this episode on our website.Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz) by Brave as BearsAll Rights Reserved MusicFit Records 2024Thanks to our awesome sponsors:PaleovalleyBIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15Organifi CHEK20Spirit GymCHEK InstituteWe may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.