Bethany Sonefeld Envisions a Healthy, Balanced Tech World

Bethany Sonefeld Envisions a Healthy, Balanced Tech World

Author: Shield Your Body® November 1, 2022 Duration: 36:35

In today's episode, Bethany joins us to discuss her latest project, Create with Conscience. We talk about the balance between technology and a healthy lifestyle, the difficulties end-users face when trying to build that balance, and how creators can use Create with Conscience to build ethical technological systems. Bethany shares the three principles of Create with Conscience that are used to help create healthier technology, some of the ways you can start to create healthy boundaries and values in your tech design, and how businesses as a whole might be incentivized to implement these ethical changes to their design. We also get into the design of modern tech products, how they are designed to manipulate and control the end-users' time, and how the battle for attention from all sorts of tech products and design patterns has contributed to the attention crisis in the modern world.

 

 

In this episode you will hear: 

  • What is Create with Conscience?
  • How creators can use Create with Conscience
  • Principles for creating healthier technology
  • What makes for healthy boundaries
  • Giving control back to the users
  • Tackling the addictive power of modern tech products
  • The attention crisis of modern society
  • What are the business incentives for these changes?

 

 

Bethany is a designer that specializes in systems thinking, detail-oriented design, and scalable enterprise solutions. Her past roles include leading IBM's Carbon Design System and building a team for Cloudflare's Zero-Trust Product.

Currently, Bethany is working as a Design Manager at Duo Security while also building Create with Conscience, a space dedicated to educating and committing to designing healthier technology.

 

Connect with Bethany Sonefeld:

Website: createwithconscience.com

Email: bsonefeld@gmail.com

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/bethany-sonefeld

Twitter: twitter.com/bsonefeld

 

 

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We often hear about the latest gadgets and apps, but rarely about their subtle, cumulative effects on our well-being. The Healthier Tech Podcast, from Shield Your Body®, digs into that exact space. This isn't about rejecting technology, but about understanding the intersection where our devices meet our biology. Conversations explore the tangible influences-like how EMF exposure might affect stress levels, how blue light disrupts circadian rhythms, or how algorithmic design can hijack our dopamine pathways. We bring in researchers, physicians, and engineers to translate complex science into actionable insights. You'll hear specific discussions on protecting sleep from screen interference, maintaining focus in a world of notifications, and balancing connectivity with mental energy. The goal is to provide a clearer picture of our daily interactions with phones, laptops, and smart home devices, offering practical strategies for a more intentional and healthier relationship with the tools we use. Whether you're deeply concerned about electromagnetic fields or simply feel drained by constant digital engagement, this podcast serves as a grounded resource. It’s for anyone who senses their tech is taking more than it gives and wants to reclaim a sense of physical and mental equilibrium without disconnecting entirely. Tune in for a nuanced take on navigating a wired world.
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