Yukai Da’s “Way Out”
My Italian collaborator Dario Villa (I swear I’ll send back the revisions for the Italian version of the book in a couple days, Dario!) points me to this great
AppDetox
This is an interesting new app for Android users: Android addicted? Heavy app user? Need more control over your apps? AppDetox helps you to calm down your mobile
You can’t get away: Twitter creates “While You Were Away” feature
So much for taking a digital sabbath and getting away from your timeline. Tech Crunch reports: Back in November, Twitter announced plans to implement a number of new
How smartphones are (and are not) like knives
Perhaps an odd question to ask in an age of Grindr and Tinder, but still: this morning's KQED Forum took it on. Presumably the audio will be online in
Why programmers work at night
Business Insider has a piece explaining "Why programmers work at night." Swizec Teller, a freelance programmer who lives near me (note to self: interview him for the Rest book). So
Put your phone away during hard tasks: “the mere presence of a cell phone may be distracting”
Researchers at the University of Southern Maine studying distraction and cellphones have discovered something interesting: not only does your ability to handle complicated cognitive tasks diminish when you
How “5 Signs You Should Take a Break From Social Media” shows there’s no such thing as a small media request
Almost exactly a month ago, a nice writer emailed me about an article she was writing on taking a break from social media, and asking if I could
“One positive person can spread Happiness to more than 1,000 people, but through the power of technology we can reach out to millions”
I've recently been talking to people in locations as far-flung as Finland and Australia about designing programs that support mindfulness and flow, so I suspect there'll be a
Selfies, self-criticism, and plastic surgery
For years we've heard of doctors having to deal with patients who come into appointments armed with pages of information they found on the Internet. Now, plastic surgeons
Your search for five signs you need to take a break from social media is over!
Because I break it down in this Health magazine article. Basically, the advice (drawn from my book) comes down to this: it’s fine to weave social media into