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BECOME A REAL WORLDER & TAKE BACK YOUR LIFE

BREAK FREE FROM DISTRACTION 

RECLAIM YOUR ATTENTION

CHOOSE YOUR EXPERIENCE

PREVIOUS PARTICIPANTS LIMITED THEIR SCREEN TIME BY UP TO 43%

IN PERSON - (WHANGANUI)

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One immersive 6-hour workshop at Article Cafe

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  • Step away from the noise and spend a day redesigning how technology fits into your life.

Choose the investment that feels right for you

Supported – $95
For those who would benefit from a reduced-cost place.

Standard – $145
Covers the full cost of your place.

Pay It Forward – $190
Helps make supported places available for others.

 

Reserve your place today with a $50 refundable deposit. We will be in touch about dates and times and do our best to find a time that suits most people. 

Places are limited and allocated in the order deposits are received.

ONLINE

Online Guided Journey

  • Three live online sessions (3 × 2 hours)

  • A guided experience to help you redesign your relationship with technology through practical tools, reflection and community.

 

Choose the investment that feels right for you

Supported – $95
For those who would benefit from a reduced-cost place.

Standard – $145
Covers the full cost of your place.

Pay It Forward – $190
Helps make supported places available for others.

 

Reserve your place today with a $50 refundable deposit. We will be in touch about dates and times and do our best to find a time that suits most people.

Places are limited and allocated in the order deposits are received.

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PLEASE NOTE - THE REAL WORLDERS APP HAS NOT BEEN BUILT YET SO YOU WILL GET GUIDED SET UP ON ANOTHER TOOL AT THE WORKSHOP

WHAT YOU'LL GET

The Real Worlders Workbook

A practical workbook designed to help you understand your current relationship with technology and create meaningful change. You'll use it throughout the experience and continue referring back to it afterwards.

The Real Worlders Manifesto

A beautifully designed inspiring guide that captures the philosophy and principles of the Real Worlder. A reminder of why this is so important and of the life you really want to live.

Your Personal Attention Plan

You'll leave with a personalised plan for reshaping your digital life, built around your own goals, habits and values. This includes practical changes you can start implementing immediately.

Ongoing Community

Change is easier when you don't do it alone. After the workshop, you'll become part of the Real Worlders community, with:

  • Monthly community check-ins

  • Regular challenges to help you keep building healthier habits

  • Encouragement and accountability from others on the same journey

  • Opportunities to reconnect, reflect and celebrate progress

Practical Tools for Everyday Life

  • You'll learn practical frameworks and strategies you can use every day, including:

  • Creating a more intentional digital environment

  • Managing distractions without relying on willpower

  • Building habits that support lasting change

  • Aligning your technology use with what matters most to you

WHAT ARE PEOPLE SAYING?

Carla STANDEN

"This is not about cutting out tech – it’s about controlling it smartly.It’s totally doable! I haven’t found it too hard to “slim down”, actually! And I’m an avid advocate for it now!"

MICHAEL WALSCH

"The amount of my life this course has given back to me is amazing - It's worth so much more than what I spent on it, game changing"

SOPHIE ROSS

"Ellen's Real Worlders program has had a huge influence on my approach to digital minimalism
It's helped me become much more intentional about how and why I use technology and I've noticed a real reduction in my absent-minded habits as a result." 
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FACILITATED BY
ELLEN YOUNG MA
DISTRACTION RESEARCHER & PHILOSOPHER.

Ellen is an experienced facilitator and community builder who is passionate about helping people be more intentional with their attention, so they can reconnect with what really matters

CREATE yOUR PLAn.
SET it.
FORGET IT.
&
BE FREE.

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DISTRACTION ISN'T YOUR FAULT, BIG TECH HAS INTENTIONALLY DESIGNED PLATFORMS TO BE ADDICTIVE - BUT WE ARE FIGHTING BACK..... 

 

 ​REAL WORLDERS IS THE REBELLION

 

WE ARE NOT ANTI-TECH WE ARE PRO-INTENTIONAL USE OF TECH

WE ALL KNOW DIGITAL DISTRACTION is a problem.

it's destroying attention spans, social skills, RELATIONSHIPS, community connections and mental healtH.


EXISTING solutions don't work:

​​​IT'S TOO EASY TO IGNORE SCREENTIME LIMITS

 

BRICK PHONES DON'T HAVE THE TOOLS THAT ARE HELPFUL FOR MODERN LIFE

 

BLOCKERS ARE EASY TO OVERRIDE OR UNINSTALL

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IT'S A DIFFICULT PROBLEM TO FIX:

WE ARE ALONE IN THE PROBLEM 

WE HAVE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS WHEN IT COMES TO ACCESS TO TECH - THERE IS NO ONE-SIZED-FITS-ALL SOLUTION

BEHAVIOUR IS AUTOMATIC + UNCONSCIOUS & HARD TO DISRUPT ON OUR OWN

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SO I BUILT A
SOLuTION THAT...

You decide

Helps you build your own personalised plan - you choose what you want your life to look like

AWARENESS

Educates you on the real impacts of distraction 

SUPPORT

Surrounds you with a supportive community that helps you share the problem and solutions

LIFE DESIGN

Helps you design your life to set yourself free from distraction

Guided Set Up

Trains you to set up blocking tools that work to stop automatic behaviour while still having access to what you need

VISION

Helps you become more clear on your intentions for your life and what you want to put your attention on

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