TWI #14 How Tech Habits, Retail Trauma, And Pro Wrestling Shape A Restless Mind

Send us Fan MailEver started a show by admitting you lost the plan? Same. We kick off with a messy, honest check-in, thank listeners from Melbourne to South Korea, and then wander into something real: how to stop fighting your brain and use simple tools to make life easier. Dave finally leans into Notes, Reminders, and Calendar, strips the iPhone of noise, and watches screen time drop. It’s not a tech flex; it’s about designing your inputs so your attention serves you, not the other way around.From there, the energy spikes with a righteous rant about Christmas creep. Decorations on 1 November, ads everywhere, Mariah warming up in the distance — retail veterans know the dread. We unpack why seasonal overreach feels suffocating and how to push back without becoming a hermit: curate your feeds, mute the triggers, choose streaming wisely, and protect your headspace. The thread connects neatly to our earlier theme of intentional tech use and attention management.Then we step between the ropes. Dave previews a no-rope barbed wire main event, remembers light tubes and scars, and sets a milestone that means something: keep refereeing until 50, making it half a lifetime in the ring. There’s grit and joy in choosing to stay where the work still matters, even when it bites back. If you’ve been juggling craft, chaos, and a calendar that keeps slipping, you’ll feel seen here.Hit play for a mix of candid comedy, practical habit shifts, and a love letter to the strange communities that keep us showing up. If this landed with you, follow, share it with a friend, and drop a review — what’s one small change that actually made your life easier?