Your Mind vs. Your Screen — Coaching with Dr. Yannick Van Hierden
What happens when your phone quietly steals four hours of your day?
In this episode of Coach Me If You Can, I sit down with Dr. Yannick Van Hierden, a behavioral scientist and high-performance coach who turned his life around—from bottom of his class and stuck in self-destructive habits, to top of his PhD program and thriving in Australia.
Together we dive into:
Screen time reality check: Yannick walks me through my own data—63 pickups a day, nearly 60% on social & entertainment—and asks the only question that matters: is this how you want to spend your time?
Fact or Fiction game: from “Thinking is addictive” to “Stillness is the absence of resistance,” Yannick challenges common beliefs about performance and clarity.
Coaching session: we map out my vision for health and performance—from running habits and better sleep to re-framing what “peak performance” means beyond work.
The digital reset challenge: why deleting just one app can reclaim 1–2 hours every single day.
🎙️ Billboard message: “Don’t believe everything you think.”
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