{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Cybertraps Podcast","title":"The Untethered Guy with Sini Ninkovic Cybertraps 103","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1963,"description":"Sini Ninkovic, who is today better known as “The Untethered Guy”, is a Berkeley MBA, and Silicon Valley professional turned digital wellness guru.\nAfter a lifelong struggle with digital dependency, Sini quit his job at Apple to live in a van and untether from tech. Along the way he learned that the key to inner harmony wasn’t found in removing tech, but in redefining his relationship with it. The tools he discovered for himself were so transformative that sharing them with the world has become his personal mission.\nAfter releasing his book Untethered, Sini started traveling globally as a speaker and digital wellness educator. In his engaging talks he teaches our tech dilemma and shares a long term future where we overcome distraction and truly embrace our devices without becoming tethered to them.\n How Sini arrived in Austria as a refugee.\nAs an adult while still playing games roommates said there was something wrong.\nAt 24, finally realized that he was addicted to technology.\nGames are no better now than they were, but they are better at sucking you in.\nWorking at Apple - but not knowing what he’s doing afterwards.\nSilent meditation retreat.\nRedefining your relationship with technology.\nInner voice told me what to do: 1. learn language. 2. write a book 3. combine those two.\nHuge financial loss\nHow to have a healthy relationship with technology\nMindset upgrade - what if the smartphone is our first relationship with a piece of technology?\nWhat would it be to be a 10!\nWe are all seeking an emotional connection.\nReduce the effects of algorithms.\nMindset upgrades\nSmartphone is the average of our 5–10 most used apps.\nDrained of willpower by the end of the day.\nUse peers to help you do better.\nTristan Harris - The Social Dilemna","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/-npbjlTwEpH5Ybi_ySNRhS-EfNqaI7Ep1svTppTGhLE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQxNTcyLzE2ODM5/MjY0NDktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}