Andrew McDiarmid Discusses Gadget Addiction and the Benefits of Thinking with Eric Metaxas

Is there any benefit to just thinking? And how do we reclaim our freedom from Big Tech and tech gadgets in the digital age? Writer and podcaster Andrew McDiarmid discusses these issues and more with author, radio host, and cultural commentator @EricMetaxas. On an episode of his popular daily radio show and podcast, Andrew and Eric offer valuable tips on how to detangle yourself from dependence on technology and become a tech boss to unleash your full potential.

This interview is based on Andrew's latest article in the New York Post detailing the mental benefits to be gained by thinking:
https://nypost.com/author/andrew-mcdiarmid/

Andrew McDiarmid is a senior fellow at the Discovery Institute. His writing on technology and culture has appeared in the New York Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Houston Chronicle, Daily Wire, The American Spectator, Technoskeptic Magazine, and elsewhere. He is host of the long-running music and culture podcast Simply Scottish.

Eric Metaxas is the #1 New York Times Bestselling author of Bonhoeffer, and many other books, including Is Atheism Dead?, Martin Luther, Amazing Grace, and Letter to the American Church. He has written more than thirty children’s books, including the bestsellers Squanto and the Miracle of Thanksgiving and It’s Time to Sleep, My Love. He is the host of Socrates in the City, and the nationally syndicated Eric Metaxas Radio Show.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Eric's Introduction
01:53 Addicted to Distraction
04:59 Knowledge & Wisdom Are Different
06:18 A New Research Study on Thinking
07:48 The Need for a Sabbath / Inner Life
10:37 Cut the Apps, Reduce Your Dependence
15:17 The Benefits of Various Types of Thinking
17:18 Jacques Ellul & Phenomenon of Technique
24:51 Braveheart & Randall Wallace
29:23 Storytelling Is Antithetical to Digital Download Idea
33:36 The Story of Braveheart
39:17 Affirming Our Freedom in the Digital Age