How Tech Is Ruining Your Happiness (And How to Fix It)
From BroBots: Technology, Health & Being a Better Human by Jeremy Grater, Jason Haworth
May 4, 2026 · 32 min · Episode 343
About this episode
The episode discusses how technology impacts happiness and offers mindfulness strategies to improve mental well-being.
How Tech Is Making Us Miserable (And How to Fix It) Feeling like your screens are stealing your happiness? Welcome to the episode where we chat about how our obsession with tech might be killing our joy—and how a little mindfulness could save us. Key Takeaways Our minds are wandering away from the present nearly 50% of the time, according to a 2010 study, and it’s making us unhappy. Devices exploit our dissatisfaction, and the attention economy is a mental health destroyer. Mindfulness and paying attention to simple, everyday moments can actually boost happiness more than extravagance. The overwhelm of modern life and devices pushes us into stress and distraction; breaking tasks into tiny steps can help. Living fully in the "now" reduces pain, frustration, and clutter in life. Building habits like daily one-minute mindfulness can radically change your mental state. AI tools can help by filtering information, managing attention, and giving us back time for real presence. The key to happiness isn’t money or possessions but where your attention is — stay present. Timestamped Highlights (00:03) - Introduction: The link between technology and unhappiness (01:11) - The 2010 study…
People in this episode
Hosts: Jeremy Grater, Jason Haworth
Topics covered
- technology
- happiness
- mindfulness
- mental health
- distraction
- attention economy
Keywords
- tech
- happiness
- mindfulness
- mental health
- distraction
- attention economy
- modern life
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