With our reviews, tips, and discussion we aim to inform you about the alternatives to today's distracting and addicting smartphone apps and websites. We are discovering more mindful, focused, and task-oriented technology.

10^th 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.

27^th 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…

21^st 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.

29^th 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!

1^st 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.

25^th 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?

12^th 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.

22^nd 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!

14^th 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”.

10^th 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?