Turn the Apple Watch “from an accessory of distraction into a tool of genuine usefulness”
The Wall Street Journal has an article about how to keep your Apple Watch from distracting you. Some of the recommendations are similar to the ones I made
Interview with ABC Sunshine Coast on technology and distraction
A couple days ago I was interviewed on ABC Sunshine Coast's morning show about technology and distraction. You can now listen to the interview on Soundcloud: For a
Software eats the world; monkeys eat fiber optic cables
At least they do in India, and it’s a particular problem in the city of Varanasi, which has been trying to upgrade its IT services and introduce street-level
Molly McLeod’s iPhone wallpapers
Oakland-based artist Molly McLeod has created a set of hilarious but excellent iPhone wallpapers that act as nudges. They’re great. I’ve been talking about this concept for a while
“We know how to use tools; the problem is that our smartphones don’t know how to be good ones.”
Another new article of mine, this time in the Penn Gazette, which happens to be my alumni magazine. I really like the 1970s cybernetic thing going on in
“I’ve got it down to a fine art: walk, scroll, glance up, stop, tap, walk”
In the Guardian, Viv Groskop confesses that “I’m a bit of a wexter:" We all have bad habits, and now there’s an appropriately nasty word for mine: wexting (using
Remember to Breathe
The Bored and Brilliant people seem to be taking my suggestion about lock and home screens as nudges to heart: their Flickr account now includes this lock screen:
WNYC’s Bored and Brilliant challenge
WNYC’s Bored and Brilliant challenge starts today. What’s on the agenda? As you move from place to place, keep your phone in your pocket, out of your direct line of sight.
Bored and Brilliant: Day 1
WNYC’s Bored and Brilliant challenge starts today. What’s on the agenda? As you move from place to place, keep your phone in your pocket, out of your direct
Taiwan: Internet overuse is as bad as “smoking, drinking, chewing betel nut and using drugs”
Asian countries are the world's leading producers, and some of the most avid consumers, of electronics. So it's no surprise that kids in China, Korea, and Taiwan spend