It’s Time to Take a Look at Your Digital Habits It’s time to talk about digital addiction. Maybe when you think of digital addiction you think of hardcore gamers glued to their computer screens for 18 hours a day and maybe that’s not you, but how much time do you spend checking your phone? Email?…
Fred Stutzman on building an app to fight digital distraction This week we decided to sit down with Freedom’s founder and CEO, Fred Stutzman. Fred’s expertise lies in the science of distraction and focus – a journey that began in 2009 when his favorite coffee shop work spot acquired a dangerous feature – wireless internet.…
The Digital Mindfulness Podcast: Freedom Founder Fred Stutzman Talks Digital Habits Freedom Founder Fred Stutzman recently had the opportunity to sit down with the folks at Digital Mindfulness to discuss the importance of intentionally connecting to the internet and its impact on our productivity, creativity, and daily lives. Digital Mindfulness is a London-based independent think…
How to Make Your Dream School Year a Reality As the first day of school looms around the corner, it’s time to do a resolution reset. Whether you’re starting a new chapter of school or trying to finish strong, now is the time to think about what habits you need to change to make this…
How to Block Pokémon Go Pokémon GO. What started as a reaction to a harmless 2014 Google April Fools joke, has rapidly become a worldwide phenomenon. With over 60 million installs and 10 million daily active users, it’s not uncommon to find clusters of millennials glued to their phone screens in seemingly random locations across the…
What Experts Are Saying About Freedom At Freedom we are lucky enough to have many of our users write about their experience with Freedom. From tweets to published articles – our Freedom community is buzzing with productivity strategy, advice, and experiments for a more focused, fulfilled life. They certainly keep us inspired and motivated, so we…
Productivity’s Ultimate Reward: The Joy of Creating We’re never more productive than when we’re obsessively focused on something. The product of focused work can be great: solving a hard problem, launching and growing a company, writing a book or blog, composing music, cultivating strong relationships… One reward of that intense productivity is something elusive that…
6 Steps to Block Distractions Across All of Your Devices Digital distraction is perhaps the most persistent and pervasive distraction we face. Not only does it beg for constant attention with beeps, buzzes, and click-bait headlines, but it tends to invade our lives daily through multiple channels. Laptops, desktops, smartphones, tablets, wearables – the list…
