by Justin Emery 22nd October, 2018 / Tips & Techniques Tech-free evenings Avoiding or reducing technology at night can make a huge difference to the quality of our sleep… and our evenings!
by Justin Emery 14th October, 2018 / Tips & Techniques News detox: breaking out of the habit loop 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”.
by Justin Emery 10th October, 2018 / Mobile Review: Headspace: Meditation & Mindfulness App for iOS, Android, Web 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…
by Justin Emery 23rd September, 2018 / Books Review: The Distraction Trap by Frances Booth 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…
by Justin Emery 25th August, 2018 / Websites Website design and UX elements for mindful.technology What were the design and UX (user experience) decisions taken to make mindful.technology less distracting than most websites?
by Justin Emery 19th August, 2018 / Desktop Review: FocusWriter for distraction-free writing FocusWriter is a distraction-free writing desktop application for Mac, Windows, and Linux. I’ve been using it to write for this blog.
by Justin Emery 14th August, 2018 / Tips & Techniques Try a news detox 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.
by Justin Emery 9th August, 2018 / Philosophy Online news as “unmindful consumption” 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?