Press Pause on Technology Before It Runs Your Life | Cory Dunham

In Season 3, Episode 12 of Time To Press Pause, Ellen Williams sits down with Cory Dunham to explore what it truly means to disconnect in a world that never stops. Cory introduces the concept of a “Digital Sabbath” a deliberate 24-hour period without screens, notifications, or digital noise. But this conversation goes far beyond productivity hacks. It’s about attention. It’s about presence. It’s about reclaiming humanity from the algorithms that compete for it. Together, they discuss: • Why leaders struggle to disconnect • The anxiety that surfaces when we put the phone away • How constant interruption erodes deep focus and meaningful relationships • The difference between being informed and being consumed • A simple starting point: the “Phone-Free First Hour” Pressing pause isn’t about escaping the world. It’s about returning to it, fully present.

• ·What a Digital Sabbath actually means
• ·Why unplugging initially creates anxiety
• ·Understanding phantom vibration syndrome
• ·How notifications damage deep work and relationships
• ·Reclaiming control from algorithms
• ·The Phone-Free First Hour practice