Memoir
Saul and Simone Drantch are brother and sister and part of the first generation to grow up online. And like so many people, they watched it quietly take more of their time, attention, and confidence than they ever anticipated.
Saul, a computer science graduate from the University of Colorado Boulder, had his awakening while at CU. Social media was not just stealing his time; it was changing the way he saw himself, his friends, and the world around him. So he stepped away from social media completely.
As hard as it was, he persisted, and his life changed. He built more genuine relationships, his anxiety largely subsided, he reclaimed his time, and he found a new excitement for life. He took an honest look at his own habits and realized something important: it did not have to be this difficult.
Simone recognized the problem early in her teens. She tried setting limits on distracting apps, deleting some of them, and eventually going cold turkey altogether. Only to redownload everything after a week. But she never blamed herself. She knew there was something deeper going on, something wired into the brain that sheer willpower could not always override.
As a neuroscience and psychology student, also at CU Boulder, Simone developed a deep passion for understanding how our brains are wired. She stopped fighting herself and started asking why. She recognized the insecurities, loneliness, and self-comparison that smartphone culture can intensify. She watched people fail over and over, then blame themselves. She knew there had to be a better way.
Together, they built DopaMind because people deserve a better way. One built on science, not shame. On progress, not punishment. The kind of progress that can feel good in the short run, and also help reshape the way you live.
And it starts with you.
