DISTRACTION IS STEALING YOUR CONSCIOUSNESS
#486: DISTRACTION IS STEALING YOUR CONSCIOUSNESS
My guest today, Cody Cook-Parrott, used to bargain with alcohol. Then they caught themselves making the same deals with Instagram. Just ten minutes. Only on Tuesdays. They had 70,000 followers and deleted every single one. Not paused. Gone. We talk about why your willpower is not the problem, how your attention is being stolen by design, and the one question that can pull you out of any doom-scroll: What am I avoiding? A friend once told Cody, "God is not in your phone." This conversation is about what you find when you finally look away.
TIMESTAMPED OVERVIEW:
00:00 The Real Cost of Distraction
03:09 Introducing Cody Cook-Parrott
04:12 From 70k Followers to Deleting Everything
07:00 Bargaining with Screens (Like Booze)
08:45 ADHD, Masking, and a Late Diagnosis
11:12 Defining "The Practice of Attention"
13:39 How to Run a Full Attention Audit
17:30 Podcast Promo & Resources (Mid-Roll)
20:18 Distraction vs. Connection: Finding the Line
25:33 The Digital Detox as a Spiritual Pilgrimage
29:45 Can a Book Succeed Without Instagram?
31:51 Creativity, Spirituality, and Feeling Closer to the Earth
35:21 Rediscovering Hobbies (And Why Majong Works)
38:51 The Power of a Solo Retreat (Even at Home)
42:00 Where to Find Cody & Final Wisdom
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