You Carry the Answer in Your Pocket — And Still Don’t Use It

About this episode

The episode discusses the role of mobile phones in sports and challenges the notion that they are merely distractions.

Welcome to Episode 62 of the Dialed and Driven Mentality Podcast — brought to you by Vaughn Custom Sports! “You Carry the Answer in Your Pocket — And Still Don’t Use It” In this episode, Jeff Lerg, Chris Palmer, and Natalie Ferenc flip the script on one of the biggest conversations in sports today: your phone. You’ve heard it before — phones are distractions, phones are the problem. But what if that’s completely wrong? The team dives into the reality that your phone isn’t holding you back — y...

People in this episode

Hosts: Jeff Lerg, Chris Palmer

Guest: Natalie Ferenc

Topics covered

• sports
• hockey
• technology
• distraction
• mobile phones
• performance

Keywords

• mobile phones
• sports performance
• distractions
• technology in sports
• hockey
• mental focus

Sponsors

Vaughn Custom Sports

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