He built an app to break his phone addiction

Back with another new episode of The Kanso Show.

For episode four, I sat down with Jack Winston, co-founder of BePresent, a screen time reduction app helping hundreds of thousands of people break their phone addictions and build a healthier relationship with their devices.

Jack started the company with his brother after realizing that breaking free from mindless scrolling was the keystone habit that unlocked everything else: clearer thinking, stronger relationships, and more meaningful work.

We first met through a mutual friend in NYC and quickly bonded over our shared obsession with digital wellness and the challenge of actually living by the principles we preach.

In this episode, we get into:

• Why time limits and self-control usually fail

• The science behind dopamine, motivation, and screen addiction

• How to build a life that’s better than scrolling

• The biggest screen-time pitfalls Jack sees in users—from students to remote workers

• What it’s like to run a tech company that helps people use tech less

• The hidden social status of being offline

• Why breaking the addiction is just the first step

Excited to hear your feedback.

See you Wednesday,

Randy