Guest: Sam Knight - Mindless to Mindful: Escaping The Digital Drug of Social Media

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Sam Knight about the impact of digital addiction and social media on mental health and society.

In today's episode of the Free Thought Project podcast, hosts Matt Agorist and Jason Bassler sit down with Sam Knight, the founder of MindlessHQ and creator of the Mindless app. Sam brings a wealth of experience from his years in the mental health field, where he realized a profound truth: fixing mental health requires the same disciplined practice—like meditation and intentionality—as fixing physical health. His work now centers on combating the modern epidemic of digital addiction, helping people break free from the algorithms that keep them endlessly scrolling and entirely disconnected from the real world. The conversation kicks off with a look at the staggering number of hours the average person spends staring at a screen, touching on the very real possibility that we aren't far from a reality where people check into rehab facilities specifically for screen addiction. From there, the discussion dives deep into how these algorithms are deliberately engineered to foster the intense divides we see in society today. The episode explores the psychological toll of platforms that constantly feed users a diet of violence, giving the masses 24/7 access to trauma in high-definition 4K…

People in this episode

Hosts: Matt Agorist, Jason Bassler

Guest: Sam Knight

Topics covered

• digital addiction
• mental health
• social media
• algorithms
• screen time
• human interaction

Keywords

• digital addiction
• mental health
• social media
• algorithms
• screen time
• rehab
• human interaction
• trauma
• MindlessHQ

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MindlessHQ, Mindless

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