Ep10 - Breaking Free from Gaming (and Social Media) Addiction (with Ilya Bezdelev)
Apr 11, 2025•54 min•Season 1Ep. 10
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Summary
In this episode, Dan, Demian, and Ilya Bezdelev explore the addictive nature of gaming and social media, discussing their personal struggles with digital distractions and the impact on productivity and mental health. They delve into the psychological hooks used by platforms to maximize engagement and share practical strategies for breaking free from these cycles. The conversation also touches on intentional tech use and finding meaningful accomplishments to replace addictive dopamine hits.Episode description
In this episode, we dive into the addictive nature of gaming and social media with our guest Ilya Bezdelev, co-founder of Metacast and author of The Pragmatic Podcaster.
We explore our personal struggles with digital addictions, doom scrolling, constant notifications, and mobile games designed with casino-like psychological hooks. These platforms are intentionally engineered to maximize engagement at any cost, so we talk about the impact on our productivity and mental health, and share practical strategies we've used to break free from these cycles. We also talk about the search for more intentional tech use and how finding meaningful accomplishment can replace these addictive dopamine hits.
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