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 App Review: Headspace: Meditation & Mindfulness for iOS, Android and Web by Justin Emery Headspace provides guided audio meditation provided by a former Buddhist monk. But is it worth the high subscription cost?
27th September, 2018 / Websites Mindfulness & Technology Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindfulness_and_technology shared by Justin Emery Wikipedia’s page on Mindfulness & Technology corresponds quite neatly with the topics I am exploring on this website…
23rd September, 2018 / Books Review: The Distraction Trap by Frances Booth by Justin Emery The Distraction Trap is a helpful practical guide to the problem of digital distraction.
16th September, 2018 / Philosophy Interview: How To Be A Successful Freelancer https://findfocus.net/successful-freelancer/ shared by Justin Emery Recently I was interviewed by Martin Boeddeker for the FindFocus podcast…
25th August, 2018 / Websites Website design and UX elements for mindful.technology by Justin Emery What were the design and UX (user experience) decisions taken to make mindful.technology less distracting than most websites?
19th August, 2018 / Desktop Review: FocusWriter – “A simple full-screen word processor” by Justin Emery FocusWriter is a distraction-free writing desktop application for Mac, Windows, and Linux. I’ve been using it to write for this blog.
14th August, 2018 / Tips & Techniques Try a news detox by Justin Emery Sick of reading about Trump or Brexit all day, every day? Distracted by constant live news updates? Try a news detox and teach yourself to consume news online in a more intentional way.
9th August, 2018 / Philosophy Online news as “unmindful consumption” by Justin Emery Our experience of consuming news has completely transformed in the space of a generation. What are the effects of 24-hour online news on our attention? Is online news compatible with living mindfully?
3rd August, 2018 / Tips & Techniques Free yourself from Facebook by Justin Emery Quitting Facebook may feel like an option for some, but what about those of us who are not ready to quit? Can we at least limit the attention it demands of us and the time we spend on it?