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by Justin Emery 11^th July, 2021 / Books

Jaron Lanier’s Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now

A review and summary of Jaron Lanier’s book on how social media platforms are destroying our individuality and corrupting our society. Four years after the book was written, are these concerns still relevant?

by Justin Emery 30^th June, 2021 / Philosophy Tips & Techniques

How to Focus – Part 2: Environment

In the second part of this series on focus, we’ll explore the role of our environment on our ability to concentrate. Must we create perfect conditions for focus? Can changing our workspace help us concentrate?

by Kesley Cage 3^rd June, 2021 / Mobile

App Review: Calm – Meditation and Sleep Stories

Available for iOS, Android, and as a website, Calm claims to be the #1 meditation & sleep app, based on over 100 million downloads and 1.5 million reviews. Kesley tries it out to see what all the fuss is about.

by Justin Emery 7^th May, 2021 / Philosophy Tips & Techniques

How to Focus – Part 1: The Wandering Mind

In this series of blog posts, we’ll explore techniques to build your ability to focus. With a special focus on digital habits, we will see how tech can hinder and help us when we need to focus. In the first part of this series, we investigate the basic mechanism of becoming distracted.

by Ena Starmer-Jones 31^st March, 2021 / Mobile Websites

App Review: Petit BamBou

Petit BamBou for iOS, Android and web is a popular European mindfulness app available in 6 languages and offering structured meditation courses on diverse topics. How effective is it?

by Justin Emery 28^th February, 2021 / Philosophy

Voices of The Social Dilemma

We take a look at the big tech insiders, researchers, business people and authors cast in The Social Dilemma, one of the biggest documentaries of 2020.

by Ena Starmer-Jones 17^th December, 2020 / Mobile Websites

App Review: Waking Up Guided Meditation

In the Waking Up app, Sam Harris and others guide us through the theory and practice of meditation. It is available on iOS, Android and as a website. Is it an effective way to learn meditation?

by Joe Holtaway 27^th November, 2020 / Mobile

App Review: Breethe – Calm Meditation & Sleep Sounds

The Breethe meditation app has a distinct style, pragmatic yet relaxed. Available for iPhone, iPad, and Android, it offers a large library of guided meditations, sleep stories, calming music, and more.

by Ellie Mahy 28^th October, 2020 / Mobile

Review: Plum Village App

The free Plum Village app for iOS and Android offers a large library of meditations, talks, and songs by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh and his monastic community.

by Justin Emery 11^th October, 2020 / Tips & Techniques

Leave your phone at home

Could you survive without a phone? How about for a few hours?