"I love the mission behind this product, these guys are the real deal, and this product will be so helpful to so many people! "
Jamie Ivey
The Inspiration
Two dads who realized their phones were getting in the way the important things in life and set out on a journey to solve it for other families as well.
Heath Wilson
Heath lives in Knoxville, TN with his wife, four kids, and two dogs. Prior to founding Aro, Heath was a co-founder of the fintech company, eVestment. Later in his time at eVestment, Heath realized his relationship with his phone was negatively impacting his relationship with his family. He wasn't present with the most important people in his life and he was not modeling good behaviors for his kids.
He's famous for saying, "I'm going to solve this problem for my own family, and I know if I can solve it for mine, I can solve it for others."
Oh yeah, and he hasn't slept with his phone in his bedroom for years. He is pretty proud of that.
Joey Odom
Joey recently relocated to Knoxville, TN from Atlanta with his wife and two kids. Prior to founding Aro, Joey was an executive in commercial real estate, and like Heath, realized his phone was distracting him from the most important thing in life - his family.
He's famous for saying, "When you change your relationship with your phone, you change your relationship with everyone around you, including yourself."
Joey is the heart behind Aro, and we can't call it a work day if he hasn't cried or made someone else cry.
If you’re here,
you get it.
%
of adults keep their phones within an arm’s reach all day
%
of global phone users are trying to limit their usage
%
of people can use their phone when it's not in their hand
THE BLOG
I'm a teenager and I kind of wish phones didn't exist (kind of)
I'm a teenager and I kind of wish phones didn't exist (kind of)
"I kind of wish phones didn't exist...kind of". I know that's something you might not expect to hear from a teenager. My name is Reese Wilson and I am a junior in high school. I'm part of Gen Z so I basically watched the whole world acclimate to technology. Don't get me wrong, I love snapping and facetiming, but there is a part of me that wonders what life would be like if everyone didn't have a phone. I believe that friendships, sleep, and our willingness to take risks are all suffering because of phones.
Attention Parents: You Have Less Time with Your Kids Than You Realize
By the time our kids are 18 years old, 90% of the time we will ever spend with them will be gone. And if we’re lucky, we might get 40 focused minutes with our teenagers per day now. The math works out. That means if your kids are 14 years old, you have 40 more days with them at that pace. We have no idea how little time we have, and we are wasting it by scrolling. And I know this sounds a little preachy, but I wish someone would have shaken me by the shoulders a few years ago to tell me this. We have to stop rationalizing. We have to stop pretending we have unlimited time. We have to stop wasting our lives scrolling through other people on screens when the people we made are on the other side of those screens!!!
Attention Parents: You Have Less Time with Your Kids Than You Realize
By the time our kids are 18 years old, 90% of the time we will ever spend with them will be gone. And if we’re lucky, we might get 40 focused minutes with our teenagers per day now. The math works out. That means if your kids are 14 years old, you have 40 more days with them at that pace. We have no idea how little time we have, and we are wasting it by scrolling. And I know this sounds a little preachy, but I wish someone would have shaken me by the shoulders a few years ago to tell me this. We have to stop rationalizing. We have to stop pretending we have unlimited time. We have to stop wasting our lives scrolling through other people on screens when the people we made are on the other side of those screens!!!
Change your environment to change your relationship with your phone
The entire Aro experience, including the design of the app and the technology of the box, is based on the science of habit formation and the fact that it takes physical space to help us reduce the amount of time we spend on our phones, but someones it’s not that easy to put them down. A big part of habit formation is setting up your environment for success. As James Clear, author of Atomic Habits says, “What often looks like a lack of willpower is actually the result of a poor environment.” If you or your family are struggling with screen time and want to connect more away from your devices, here are some ways to set up your environment to make that easier. There are also ways to adjust your phone settings to reduce the amount of time you spend on it. These can be helpful, but we believe the most effective solution to using your phone less is not a solution 100% based in your phone. You will often hear us say, “the solution cannot be based inside the problem.” That being said, adjusting settings on your phone is a quick and easy way to start reducing screen time, especially on the go when you are not in control of the environment.
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Change your environment to change your relationship with your phone
The entire Aro experience, including the design of the app and the technology of the box, is based on the science of habit formation and the fact that it takes physical space to help us reduce the amount of time we spend on our phones, but someones it’s not that easy to put them down. A big part of habit formation is setting up your environment for success. As James Clear, author of Atomic Habits says, “What often looks like a lack of willpower is actually the result of a poor environment.” If you or your family are struggling with screen time and want to connect more away from your devices, here are some ways to set up your environment to make that easier. There are also ways to adjust your phone settings to reduce the amount of time you spend on it. These can be helpful, but we believe the most effective solution to using your phone less is not a solution 100% based in your phone. You will often hear us say, “the solution cannot be based inside the problem.” That being said, adjusting settings on your phone is a quick and easy way to start reducing screen time, especially on the go when you are not in control of the environment.
4 Words That Will Transform Date Night
Men, take the lead. Take your wife on a date this week. She longs for conversation, for connection, for intimacy. Put your phone away (not on mute, not on the table, away). Tell your sitter or your kids that you won’t be available for one hour. One simple action to make her night a 10! Do that, and something just might happen…
4 Words That Will Transform Date Night
Men, take the lead. Take your wife on a date this week. She longs for conversation, for connection, for intimacy. Put your phone away (not on mute, not on the table, away). Tell your sitter or your kids that you won’t be available for one hour. One simple action to make her night a 10! Do that, and something just might happen…
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