David Woodward Says It’s Time to Put Your Phone in a Box—Literally

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Are you addicted to your phone—or just trained to be? In this episode of The Healthier Tech Podcast, we dive into the clever world of physical tools for digital wellness with David Woodward, co-founder of Mindsight.

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David Woodward Says It’s Time to Put Your Phone in a Box—Literally

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Once a pet product entrepreneur (yes, he made the squeaky toy your dog loved… and you barely tolerated), David now designs devices that help people unplug, refocus, and live more intentionally. His flagship product? A timed phone lockbox. It sounds extreme, but it’s changing lives—from breaking scrolling habits to curbing smoking, overspending, and late-night doomscrolling.

Here’s what we explore:

How a literal box is beating screen addiction when apps can’t
Why fortress mode (30 days, no override) is digital rehab in a box
Wild user stories—like casino-goers locking up their winnings
The psychology of self-imposed tech boundaries
The evolution of the “Breathing Buddha,” a screen-free meditation device
Why the future of digital wellness might be more analog than you think

If you’ve ever said, “I just want to use my phone less,” but couldn’t quite follow through—this one’s for you.

Ready to reclaim your time, attention, and sleep? Tune in to this powerful conversation—and if it resonates, share it with a fellow phone addict.

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R Blank

R Blank is the founder of Healthier Tech and the host of “The Healthier Tech Podcast”, available iTunes, Spotify and all major podcasting platforms.

R has a long background in technology. Previously, R ran a software engineering firm in Los Angeles, producing enterprise-level solutions for blue chip clients including Medtronic, Apple, NBC, Toyota, Disney, Microsoft, the NFL, Ford, IKEA and Mattel.

In the past, he served on the faculty at the University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering where he taught software engineering, as well as the University of California, Santa Cruz.

He has spoken at technology conferences around the world, including in the US, Canada, New Zealand and the Netherlands, and he is the co-author of “AdvancED Flex Development” from Apress.

He has an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management and received his bachelor’s degree, with honors, from Columbia University. He has also studied at Cambridge University in the UK; the University of Salamanca in Spain; and the Institute of Foreign Languages in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.

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