Jayesh Surisetti, the co-founder of Apprison, is a techpreneur, HR professional, and speaker from India. His mission is to help people live happier and better lives, and so he invented apps that promote happiness and help their users take care of their digital well-being. Today, he shares his ideas about happiness, peace, and how the usage of smartphones is interconnected with our wellbeing. The app Apprison is a different alternative to other digital-time apps because it maximizes smartphone usage through gamification of the prison system to make phone use more efficient. He also explains how his app is a great way to help kids get off the phone without fighting with them.
Show Notes
😇 Fascinating meaning of our guests’ names.
00:50🍞 Southern food: Rice is sacrosanct. And bread is sacrilegious.
01:30📱 He invented a tool to empower people to make better decisions while using smartphones.
02:13 ☹️ Overdependence on smartphones: relationships, grades, and efficiency has decreased.
04:39🤯 Shocking stats about phone usage.
06:21🧐 Issues that follow misuse of smartphones: chasing instant gratification and infinite feed.
08:14🚨 Apprison is not substituting one addiction for another: designed like an imprisoning system.
11:49😇 Gamification of phone usage: free app and the sources of revenue for Jayesh.
13:40🌞 Limiting phone usage for kids is a nightmare: Apprison can play “bad cop” instead of you.
17:26😄 Humor in Jayesh branding and life: happea.life and understanding the peace in happiness in life.
19:29🧘 Inner peace and outer peace for Jayesh.
22:10📵 Uncontrolled tech usage is negatively affecting our happiness and peace.
23:52🩹 When you change your hobbies to phones, you get ‘phubbing.’
26:39🙃 Having an unusual name is excellent for social media handles.
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