About Sajad
Sajad is the founder of celltech in Birmingham and a father of five. After 25 years in the tech industry — fixing everything from cracked screens to water-damaged logic boards — he noticed something troubling: the same devices he repaired all day were silently reshaping his own family at home.
That observation became the foundation for The Zombie Family series, a deeply personal exploration of how screens change our relationships, our brains and our capacity for genuine connection. It's not anti-technology — Sajad still fixes devices for a living and believes in their power. It's about using them intentionally.
When not writing or repairing devices, Sajad coaches his kids' football team, experiments with family screen-free weekends and researches the neuroscience of digital addiction.
Articles by Sajad
The Zombie Family: How Corporate Social Media Severed the Bonds Between Us
A father's honest reflection on what we've lost to our screens—and the small steps toward reclaiming human connection in the age of corporate social media.
The Zombie Family: What Screens Are Actually Doing to Our Brains
The neuroscience of digital addiction—dopamine hijacking, gray matter reduction, and why different brains respond differently to the same poison. Plus: the recovery evidence.