Get Phone Free

One of the best ways to overcome addiction is to find something better to do. Jordan Peterson

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(for Catholic men)

Fraternal - practical - intellectual

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Only 4 places available. Next course runs Autumn 2025

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🖥️Online: Course starts Autumn 2025
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The average smartphone user in the UK checks their phone 63 times a day

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Act now to get phone free and live a happier life.

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Join a 3 week online course for FOUR Catholic professional men to get “Phone Free” and learn a proven, practical way to get phone free and grow in virtue, all whilst building strong Christian friendships.

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"Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire" - Catherine of Siena

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In this 3 week course, you will put into practice ancient teachings of virtue using modern day understanding of habit formation, and make real progress that will last. The virtues are their own reward. Gain peace, joy and happiness. Flourish in all areas of life. Become who you are meant to be. Grow closer to God, and respond to His work in you.

• Learn how to detach from your phone, focus, be present and get things done.

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Build good habits

• Learn to build good habits and re-wire bad habits consistently and reliably, to grow in virtue and become happier.
• Put into practice the building blocks of habits that lead to holiness through evidence-based habit-building techniques popularised by James Clear’s Atomic Habits.

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Grow in Virtue

• Respond to the universal call to Holiness by growing in virtue!
• Become who you are called to be by growing in the cardinal virtues of Prudence, Temperance, Fortitude and Justice by your own efforts and as a gift from God.
• Make lasting virtuous friends along the way.

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Take a look at the list below. Which of these statements resonate?

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Spiritual Life 🙏

• You want to pray morning and night but you rarely manage to do it consistently because your phone is more appealing
• You want to know more about your faith but you haven't set aside time to study and instead satisfy yourself with passive listening to chatty podcasts or waste time on the internet

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Personal Growth 🌱

• You want to get on top of things but are "naturally" disorganised and unfocused and think that is just how it will always be

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Career & Satisfaction💼

• You want to get more out of your work life but you spend too much time on your phone
• You want to be more industrious at work but you are unfocussed and distracted
• You want to get a promotion at work but you find it difficult to focus on a task for more than 10 minutes without checking messages
• You want the satisfaction of building something but you watch Netflix instead

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Health & Fitness💪

• You wished you were in better physical condition but find you run out of time because you’ve been scrolling
• You want to get more out of the day but are always tired because you don't get enough sleep because you’re on your phone too late

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Financial Management 💰

• You want to be a better steward of your finances but you never seem to find time to understand your current spending. The nearest you get is watching YouTube videos

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Relationships & Social Life ❤️

• You are single but you want more courage and confidence to pursue a real relationship instead of hiding behind social media
• You want to stay in touch with your friends and family but are afraid to call so you just text

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Life & Mission🌟

• You often feel rushed off your feet but you want to enjoy your life peacefully and still get things done
• You want to be "outdoorsy" or have more experiences but you are too comfortable at home and on your phone
• You want to do more charity work but if you're really honest you make excuses for yourself
• You are afraid of success, which holds you back from doing much good and instead watch others do it on social media

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Did any resonate? Some certainly resonate with me. You will probably have thought of more. We can all be more than we currently are - we’re called to it. My course will give you a framework to make real progress.

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What do we do in the course?

Included:

• Fraternity of 4 Catholic male professionals (this course is not open to full-time students)
• Three 90 minute online evening sessions (+1 follow up session)
  • Phone Freedom 101 + extra resources
  • Habit Formation 101 + extra resources
  • Virtue 101 + extra resources
• Four 30 minute weekly 1-1 solution-focussed coaching sessions to help you achieve your goals
• Daily online group chat and accountability
• Personalised ad-hoc virtue and habit goal-setting advice
• Lifetime access to course materials
• Access to alumni network

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Bring your knowledge and experience to benefit the fraternity - we learn from each other.

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What people have said about my fraternity programmes

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I was surprised at how much the regular fraternal support of the fraternity group helped me make progress on goals and aspirations that had long seemed unachievable - in my case, quitting snacking on junk-food and instead just eating healthy meals. Ed's good-humoured air of quiet authority made the sessions both fun and focused, and meant I really looked forward to them each week.

Olly C., Bristol.

Ed’s Exodus 90 Fraternity 2022, Advent Fraternity 2022, Lent Fraternity 2023, Advent Fraternity 2023, Lent Fraternity 2024

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A better prayer life, better habits, great fraternity, accountability and greater focus, all thanks to Ed and his leadership. One can easily forget how important having other Catholic friends is, this was yet another reminder.

John H., London

Ed’s Lent Fraternity Group 2023

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I gained a regular and grounding habit of prayer and saw many small improvements in daily discipline. The accountability was far more powerful than I expected, it was invaluable for motivating to act on my commitments.

Matt D., London

Ed’s Lent Fraternity Group 2024

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I liked the accountability and encouragement of my fraternity in practices such as fasting, and developing ongoing friendships out of it.

James T., London

Ed’s Exodus 90 Fraternity 2022, Advent Fraternity 2022, Lent Fraternity 2023, Lent Fraternity 2024

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Your commitment

You make a formal commitment in writing to attend each weekly Fraternity Session without exception (in your power). You make a contract with your fraternity to check in every day on progress (at minimum via text) with your habit progress.

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This may seem a bit much, but I have found this commitment is a key element for the success of all participants.

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What are the course dates?

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🖥️ Online course

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Three sessions, weekly, 6.30am-9am or 7-8.30pm

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Plus, each week there will also be:

• + 30 min 1-1 coaching call
• + 5 min check-in with fraternity daily

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There is a post-course follow-up Fraternity session to keep you on track, between 6 and 12 months later.

Cost

The cost of the course plus resources to keep forever is everything included for £195. Early bird price is £145, open for 1 week after registration opens (date to be announced). That’s 2 hours of 1-1 coaching and 6 hours of small group coaching.

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Course fees are payable in advance. 10% of gross fees I donate to Dominican (Order of Preachers) charities.

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Guarantee

A full money-back guarantee is available if for any reason you are not happy with the course, or you have not seen a marked improvement.

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How do I enrol?

You can​ ​join the waitlist​, or have an initial call or meeting with Ed to find out more first.

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Why not choose to join with 3 friends to make up the full cohort of 4?

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Find out more

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If you have questions, get in touch with Ed to discuss more using the Contact Details below.

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Contact Details

​​ed@inpursuitofvirtue.com​​

​​wa.me/447897194483​​

07897194483

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About Ed

I am a Catholic based in Oxford in my late thirties. I am married to Jo with a young daughter. I have a deep interest in the meaning and purpose of life and how to lead a flourishing life, both naturally and super-naturally. I enjoy building and working in teams. I work in vehicle simulation and have worked in academia, Formula 1, and in pro-life organisations. I enjoy performing improv comedy.

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Why Virtues and Habits?

I had a wonderful realisation being part of a fraternal group (Exodus 90) in early 2022: that change for the good was both possible and simple to achieve by following some straightforward rules that work for everyone. During those 90 days, I made some of my closest friends as we accompanied each other in growing in virtuous habits.

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A few examples of lasting change I never knew would be possible:

• Maintaining a daily push up and sit up streak of 209 days
• Building a nightly prayer habit that I rarely miss
• Eliminating snacking from my life for months at a time
• Eliminating mindless phone use before bed time
• Overcoming shyness to join an improv group and regularly perform in front of an audience
• Overcoming (to a degree) perfectionism and procrastination and instead making meaningful progress on things that matter to me
• Building a weekly routine of phone calls with important people in my life
• And more examples reserved for course participants.

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Please note that I do not keep the above going all the time. The above list I have achieved for long periods of time (many months).

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However, some I have not been able to maintain for periods of time. Life circumstances change: we can change jobs, get married, lose a loved one, move house or city.

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In spite of these periods of “dropping the ball”, I have learned how to re-engage habits, or pivot them to suit the new life circumstances successfully without going back to square one - and I believe this is a key realisation that forms part of the syllabus of this course. I’ll teach ways to “get back on the horse” and navigate life changes.

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Interested?

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FAQ

Why do you charge for this course? A labourer deserves his wages. A great deal of time has gone into the preparation, research for and delivery of this course.

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