Welcome to Distracted with Angela Lockwood.

Practical brain-boosting strategies, expert insights, and real-life stories to help busy brains thrive in the age of distraction.

Welcome to 'Distracted with Angela Lockwood', the podcast where practical meets purposeful in the pursuit of focus mastery.

Distracted's host Angela Lockwood a renowned occupational therapist and author who is obsessed with how we use our time, energy and attention.

Angela invites you to join her to explore brain-boosting strategies, gain insights from experts, and be inspired by real-life stories of people who navigate a noisy world. Whether you are a busy executive, business owner, parent or student, distraction stops us from living the life we choose.

It’s time to explore the age of distraction and learn the art of focus with Angela and her guest experts.

Ready to reclaim your focus? Visit www.angelalockwood.com.au to connect with Angela and learn how you can thrive in the age of distraction.

80: My Smart Watch Experiment

In this episode, Angela Lockwood discusses her strong feelings against smartwatches and how they contribute to distraction and stress. She shares her personal journey of removing her watch to alleviate the pressure of time and explores the impact of notifications on focus and well-being. Through anecdotes and observations, she encourages listeners to evaluate their relationship with technology and consider the benefits of disconnecting from distractions to foster deeper connections and mindfulness.

In the episode you can hear;

👉 Angela's complicated relationship with time and how it has shaped how she approaches her day. 

👉 How an obsession with managing time can lead to stress and distraction.

👉 How without boundaries and clear expectations on how we use our smart watches, we invite distractions into our daily lives.

👉 How being distracted in conversations can cause disconnect within the relationship.

👉 How Angela's experiment by wearing a smart watch did not go as expected and how you can learn from her experiment.

👉 How to evaluate technology use and make behavioural changes where you are in control.

👉 Ways to integrate presence and mindfulness with how you use your time to gain deeper relationships and better productivity. 

 This is an important reminder that our technology is there as a tool for us where we can still regain some control.

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