10th February, 2019 / Browser Extensions Review: Ad blocking with uBlock Origin by Justin Emery How did the advertising industry hijack ad blocking? We review uBlock Origin, one of the most popular and effective ad blockers that really does block all ads.
27th January, 2019 / Websites Awesome Humane Tech list https://github.com/humanetech-community/awesome-humane-tech shared by Justin Emery The Awesome Humane Tech list is a collection of mostly open-source projects for privacy protection, mindfulness, health, alternative social media platforms, and much more…
21st January, 2019 / Tips & Techniques Get physical to stay mindful by Justin Emery The importance of physicality and coming back to our bodies, in a world where most of our lives can be measured and monitored by smart phone apps.
29th December, 2018 / Mobile Review: Insight Timer App for iOS and Android by Justin Emery Insight Timer claims to be the most used meditation app, but if all you are expecting is a timer, you might be surprised!
1st December, 2018 / Mobile Review: Screen Time for iPhone / iPad (iOS 12) by Justin Emery Screen Time is a new feature in the recently released iOS 12 for iPhone and iPad. It will monitor your device usage and allow you to set limitations.
25th November, 2018 / Websites News detox: Reddit and relapsing by Justin Emery Reddit is a social news aggregator. But can it function as the main source of news? Can provide broad and balanced coverage of what is happening in the world?
12th November, 2018 / Philosophy MozFest 2018 workshop: Combating Online Distraction and Addiction by Justin Emery I took a break from blogging to facilitate a workshop on online distraction and addiction at MozFest, London. Here I share some highlights of the workshop and the thinking behind it.
22nd October, 2018 / Tips & Techniques Tech-free evenings by Justin Emery Avoiding or reducing technology at night can make a huge difference to the quality of our sleep… and our evenings!
14th October, 2018 / Tips & Techniques News detox: breaking out of the habit loop by Justin Emery After deciding that the volume of news I was consuming was unhealthy and unhelpful, I set out on a news detox. I can now report on this experience and how I increased my awareness of my news-checking “habit loop”.
10th October, 2018 / Mobile Review: Headspace: Meditation & Mindfulness App for iOS, Android, Web by Justin Emery Headspace provides guided audio meditation provided by a former Buddhist monk. But is it worth the high subscription cost?