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Founder and editor of mindful.technology. A software developer by profession, Justin's education and experience in technology may inform his writing, but he writes as an everyday user of technology, just like you.

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by Justin Emery 21st August, 2022 / Books

Nir Eyal’s Indistractable

Nir Eyal’s previous book Hooked became a must-read for startup founders looking to capture an audience for their product. Eyal’s follow up book, Indistractable, focuses on the strategies to avoid distraction whilst using the apps and services that are designed to capture our attention. Our review and summary covers the main points.

by Justin Emery 19th May, 2022 / Philosophy Tips & Techniques

How to Focus – Part 3: a detour into living without goals

In the third part of this series on focus, we’ll investigate the idea of living aimlessly, without goals. Can we be healthy and happy living in this way? Or must we have goals to focus on?

by Justin Emery 2nd March, 2022 / Books

Jonathan Haidt’s The Righteous Mind

A review and summary of Jonathon Haidt’s book “about why it’s so hard for us to get along” that explains how we each have an “intuitive elephant” that usually makes decisions for us.

by Justin Emery 6th February, 2022 / Philosophy

Thich Nhat Hanh and Mindful Technology

Reflecting on Thich Nhat Hanh’s life and teachings, the founder of mindful.technology explains how Thich Nhat Hanh influenced the tech industry, this website, and his own life.

by Justin Emery 7th January, 2022 / Books

Humane Tech Reading List

These books explain the concerns that inspire the humane technology movement, which aims to bring about a world in which people are respected and supported by the tech they use instead of being exploited.

by Justin Emery 29th November, 2021 / Tips & Techniques

Bowing: an easy antidote to the screen

Being online tends to make us less aware of the body, reduce our attention spans, and make us more reactive to interruptions. Learn how simple & light physical activities such as bowing can help.

by Justin Emery 11th 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 30th 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 Justin Emery 7th 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 Justin Emery 28th 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.

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