Surviving quarantine means learning to give yourself some grace – and scrolling with intention. Social media has been having a moment lately. Yes, we’re using it more than ever before – 61% more than normal in the first wave of the pandemic alone, according to a global study. But we’re also seeing a shift in…
How digital mindfulness – and calling our friends – can help get us through You might not expect the author of How to Break Up With Your Phone to be telling you to pick one up, but Catherine Price is all about using our devices in more meaningful ways. At a time when the need…
The founder of Unplugged Retreats on why simplicity is the key to wellbeing during times of stress Have you viewed your screen time stats lately? If you’ve been brave enough to check in on your digital habits in the era of #StayAtHome, it’s probable that (much like the half of humanity on lockdown) your online…
Our lives have changed irreversibly in the past couple of months. While we search for some semblance of normalcy in our day-to-day, it can be a struggle to follow the usual routines that we use to help keep our minds and bodies healthy. It might be your regular morning workout that’s gone flying out of…
5 NaNoWriMo Tips to Help You Write 50,000 Words in November Writing 50,000 words in 30 days sounds crazy, right? However, it’s a feat that over 400,000 people attempt every November during National Novel Writing Month, also known as NaNoWriMo. The goal is to write a novel in a month – giving thousands of writers…
So you know you spend too much time on your phone – but what are you actually going to do about it? For most of us, the options are all-or-nothing. You can bury your phone and do a digital detox for a weekend or you trade in your smartphone for the “dumb” equivalent. For most…
Meet Curt Steinhorst. Curt is a productivity expert and founder of Focuswise, a consultancy that aims to help organizations overcome the distinct challenges of the constantly-connected workplace. After spending years studying the impact of tech on human behavior, Curt is on a mission to rescue us from our distracted selves. He is a leading voice…
Meet Tamara Lush. As a correspondent in Florida with The Associated Press, she covers everything from alligator attacks to hurricanes to executions to feature stories on cold case homicides. And as if that wasn’t enough, when she’s not covering the news, she’s writing romance novels. Her debut novel, Hot Shade, was published in September of 2015…
