Meet the author & expert

Daan Annemans: Designer, philosopher and coach.

Why a former digital designer and philosopher wrote the manual for a digitally fit organization.

Portrait of Daan Annemans

My story

The inner workings of the machine

If we want to understand why we're becoming massively overstimulated by our screens, we need to look at how those screens are built. And if we want to understand how we reclaim that calm and focus, we need to look at who we are as human beings.

My name is Daan Annemans. As an author, speaker, and coach, I combine the technical inside-knowledge of software design with the depth of moral philosophy. My mission? Helping leaders and teams perform with focus, without cannibalizing their energy.

My journey

How digital wellbeing became my passion.

My journey began behind the screen. During my Visual Design degree (LUCA School of Arts, Ghent), I learned exactly how interfaces are designed with a single goal: to play on user psychology and hijack their attention for as long as possible. I discovered just how effective those tricks are, because I fell for them myself.

When my personal landscape photography account on Instagram grew to 16,000 followers, I noticed how my smartphone was taking over my life. My attention was fragmented, my focus gone. I made a rebellious decision and deleted the account, followers and all. Today, social media plays a more modest role in my life.

"Focus and inner calm aren't the result of a handy time-management trick. They're the result of a healthy human foundation."

The low point

On the edge of burnout.

When I started my own business in 2020, a few years of grinding away online eventually caught up with me. I was balancing on the edge of burnout. My energy was spent and my foundation wasn't solid: I slept badly and had no healthy rhythms. At that low point, it finally clicked.

Armed with the insights from my Master's in Philosophy and Moral Sciences (VUB), I decided to fundamentally examine our relationship with tech. I chose a completely sober life, started practicing mindfulness, and trained my focus. That deep calm and business effectiveness is what I now bring to you and your team.

A solid foundation

Certified, grounded, and no-nonsense.

Master's in Philosophy & Moral SciencesVUB — For the ethical depth, nuance, and a critical eye on technology's impact on our wellbeing.
Bachelor's in Visual DesignLUCA School of Arts, Ghent — For the inside-knowledge of how the digital world is built to distract us.
Certified Consciously Digital CoachTrained in scientifically grounded methods around digital overstimulation and neuroscience.
Mindfulness CoachFor concretely training the mind, focus, and restoring inner calm.
Digitale fitheid voor leiders — book cover

The Book

'Digitale fitheid voor leiders'

Lannoo Campus · Anouk Doore & Daan Annemans

Train your energy and focus in a world that keeps accelerating. This book is the strategic handbook for the modern manager, HR professional, and entrepreneur — a grounded, philosophical, and immediately practical compass.

Reduce technostress, protect mental focus, and prevent burnout-related absence — with an approach that lets results and human wellbeing go hand in hand.

Discover the book

"Daan, you showed me the way of the breath and the viewing of the mind. A reminder that it's okay to take your time. Thank you for your wisdom."

— Mitch, Coachee

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Train your digital fitness.

Whether you're stuck in digital noise yourself, or you're a leader looking to lower technostress across your team: the solution lies in strengthening the foundation.

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