Our Favorite Apps 1.0: Organize, Energize, and Focus We like to think that Freedom is best when used in combination with other things. It’s not just about blocking digital distractions, but rather what you do once those distractions are blocked. With Freedom as your internet and app blocker, apps like Evernote, Scrivener, and Pomotodo seem…
How to Block the Internet When You’re Procrastinating Procrastination. Although it can take many forms the goal is usually the same – to voluntarily delay an important task, despite knowing that we will likely suffer negative consequences for the delay. In order to stop procrastinating, you first have to understand that procrastination is not just…
Favorite Reads 1.0: Habits, Distraction & Productivity At Freedom, our mission is to “make technology less distracting.” While our core product gives people the ability to block digital distractions, our daily search for knowledge is focused on deeply understanding the human relationship with technology and how we can change habits. Below are few of our favorite reads 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…
Alexander T. George on the Print Industry, Staying Productive, and Biggest Career Mistakes At Freedom we love our users – not just because they use our product but because they’re cool – cool people working on cool stuff. Academy Award-nominated screenwriters, best-selling authors, editors, designers, star TV actors & writers, academic researchers and entrepreneurs –…
3 Ways to Use Freedom to Be Productive and Mindful FREEDOM. Maybe you had a friend recommend us, or maybe you read about our Raleigh-Durham startup. You might have seen the occasional tweet “Going dark for the next 3 hours to get some writing done #amwriting @Freedom.” Or maybe your only association with Freedom involves…
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How to Be More Productive in the Afternoon [Video] We read and hear a lot about morning ninjas. You know, those stories and recommendation lists that make us feel kind of inadequate and guilty: “…then I wake up at 4am, run 5 miles, meditate, do some core workouts, write my blog, write a new marketing…
THE TODAY SHOW’S NEW SERIES “DIGITAL DIVIDE” TAKES A CLOSER LOOK AT THE DOWNSIDES OF MULTITASKING AND DISTRACTION Click to watch video By now you have probably heard that multitasking isn’t good for you. You might even have heard that it can drastically reduce your productivity or even lower your effective IQ by 10 points. Whether you…