Matthew Crawford on “Overcoming Society’s Distraction Addiction”
if I were in Seattle, I’d go to this, and not just because the title name-checks my book: Matthew Crawford is speaking about his new book, The World
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
Distraction Addiction, Jesus, and You
Very interesting to see this: It’s a series at The Story Houston, a new church in Houston. a sermon by Eric Huffman on “Distraction Addiction, Jesus, and You.” Here’s
“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
Digital Mindfulness podcast
A few weeks ago I was interviewed by London-based writer and entrepreneur Lawrence Ampofo for his Digital Mindfulness podcast. The piece is now live. In addition to listening
“If fewer than 5% of my emails matter, I’m going to start checking my inbox a lot less”
Steve Kovach, a writer for Business Insider, talks about his recent week away from email. He disabled Twitter and email notifications on his phone for a week, then
“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
“We want you to start actually seeing that phone-free world around you:” Bored and Brilliant, Day 2
Tuesday’s Bored and Brilliant challenge is an interesting one for me, because I agree with it, with some strong reservations. Here it is: Your instructions: See the world
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
What “How people ignored each other before smartphones” gets wrong
This has been making the rounds on Twitter recently: See? People were ignoring each other with paper, and newspapers, and knitting! So why are you whiners complaining about