Grumpy Dad Podcast 010 Digital Minimalism & Reclaiming Your Attention

This week two grumpy dads talk about screen time. It’s the dads’ turn to take an honest look in the mirror at their own relationship with technology, social media, and the phones in their pockets. Chapters: 00:00 – Getting Started 01:10 – End of Year Chaos: Field Trips, Track Meets & Soccer Finals 03:20 – Kids Who Won’t Listen (We’re Figuring It Out) 05:00 – The Trick for Forgetful Kids: Say It Out Loud 06:40 – Life Updates: Seasonal Work Done, Kitchen Clean 08:40 – The Dog Went Home & Mental Bandwidth Returned 09:30 – Walking Kids Like Dogs (It Works) 11:00 – Stardew Summer: Theming Your Summer Around a Video Game 14:40 – The Energy Bar Rule: Chores Through Gamification 16:10 – Blowtorch Weeding & A Near Neighborhood Fire 17:50 – This Week’s Topic: Parent Screen Time & Digital Health 19:00 – The Absent Parent Problem 21:00 – We Used to Love Our Phones 24:30 – Tech Nostalgia: Palm Pilots, Gmail Betas & iPod Videos 27:00 – The Last App You Actually Evangelized 29:00 – The Lost Joy of Sitting With an Unanswered Question 33:30 – Struggle Creates Joy: Technology Robs Us of That 35:00 – Social Media Was Addictive on Accident, Then on Purpose 37:00 – What Did You Do Before Mindless Scrolling? 39:00 – Phone Use as a Depression Barometer 41:00 – The False Productivity of Watching Others Be Productive 43:00 – Steam Deck vs. Instagram: Not All Screen Time Is Equal 45:00 – Reactive vs. Proactive Technology 48:30 – Notification Burnout & Morning Dread 51:00 – Dating Apps Don’t Want You to Find Love 52:30 – Instagram’s Save Button Is Broken on Purpose 56:00 – The Pocket AI Thought Companion Nobody Asked For 59:00 – AI: Cool, But Would You Actually Pay for It? 01:03:00 – Tech Executives Send Their Kids to Tech-Free Schools 01:06:00 – When the Rules Get Too Complicated, Just Say No 01:09:00 – Closing Thoughts Shop for merch and hot sauce: https://grumpydadhotsauce.com/ https://www.cavemanllc.net/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/express3dcu... Links: Millennial Dad Graph https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G-0DtUWaQ... Music provided by: UppBeat, Opus Focus by Needmospace Social: GrumpyDad Instagram:   / grumpydadhotsauce   Caveman:   / cavemanllc   Express3D Customs:   / express3dcustoms