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Ever wonder why scrolling feels relaxing even as it leaves you more restless? We sit down with coach and author Eddie Truong to unpack the hidden mechanics of phone compulsion, the shame high achievers carry when discipline doesn’t work, and the path to a calmer, more focused life without giving up ambition. Eddie’s insights cut through the noise with a blend of neuroscience, behavioural psychology, and lived experience that makes complex ideas immediately useful.

Eddie shares how variable ratio rewards—think slot machines in your pocket—keep you checking notifications, and why we get a bigger dopamine rush from anticipation than from the reward itself. For driven professionals, that loop often collides with identity: if you can master a career, why not your device? Understanding the system disarms guilt and opens the door to smarter strategies: reduce triggering cues, design friction into your digital defaults, and replace avoidance with skills that regulate attention and emotion.

The conversation turns personal as Eddie recounts moving to the United States on a full scholarship, the isolation that followed, and the coping strategy of overachievement that hid anxiety and depression. From that journey came ERA Coaching—Empowerment, Rediscovery, Awakening—a framework that helps clients reclaim agency, uncover the real motives behind their success, and align impact with inner peace. We dive into practical tools like powerful questions that lead you to your own answers, acknowledgement that reflects strengths you can’t see, and a reframe of meditation as time with self rather than another task to win. Eddie also names the “spiritual ego” that grades your growth and shows how forgiveness dissolves that pressure so real change can stick.

If you’re searching for help with phone addiction, burnout, overthinking, or sustainable productivity, you’ll find clear steps and fresh perspective here. Walk away with simple changes to notification hygiene, work–rest boundaries, and daily presence, alongside a deeper belief that success and serenity can coexist. Enjoyed the conversation? Subscribe, share with a friend who needs it, and leave a review to help others find the show.

Eddie Truong

Inner Transformational Coach and founder of ERA Coaching

eracoaching@eddietroung.com

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