How to Own Your Phone Without It Owning You - Inner Circle Ep 11

You know your phone is draining you. You also know you can't put it down for good. So what does a sustainable relationship with it actually look like? In this episode of The Inner Circle, Mike comes back from a ten-day heli skiing trip, opens his phone, and realizes he cannot stomach what he has been willingly consuming every day. What follows is a conversation about war machines, concentric circles of impact, and the uncomfortable truth that most people have inverted the order of importance in their lives. They discuss: • Why Mike believes everyone should take at least one phone fast per year, and what becomes visible when you do • The realization Mike had in 2008 on an aircraft carrier that changed how he sees politics and war forever • How the market for negativity and misinformation is always larger than the market for positivity and truth, and why that matters • The concentric circles of service: why true change starts with yourself, then family, then community, then the world • Why writing before scrolling might be the boundary that keeps social media from destroying you • The specific ways people invert the order of importance by focusing on global problems while their own house burns down Mike shares the story of losing another friend this week, a veteran with all the tools and support who still could not make it. Kevin talks about his approach to Christianity and why he refuses to debate theology but will simply live accordingly. If you have ever opened your phone after a break and felt the contrast so sharply it made you want to throw the device away, this episode will help you understand what you have been tolerating. Connect with Kevin and Mike on X for more from The Inner Circle: Kevin Dahlstrom: https://x.com/Camp4 Mike Brown: https://x.com/mbrown_co