Last night I received a notification on my phone to tell me that my screen time had reduced by 10% this week. What wonderful news! I was on leave for the last week and used much of my time catching up with various chores around the house and garden as well as long stretches of […]
The Social Dilemma
Last night, my husband and I watched The Social Dilemma on Netflix, a 90 minute documentary where ex-employees of social networks spill the beans on how these platform capitalists are using their products to manipulate the public to become addicted on them. It was a blend of interviews in front of the camera, a short […]
Reflections on the Train Journey
I’ve downloaded the WordPress app on my phone and I’m going to have a go at “mobile blogging”. Collecting random thoughts in draft blog posts so that I can set aside time to pull them together into a cohesive piece a bit later on. What’s been on my mind lately is the plethora of articles […]
The Case For Social Networks
By now if you haven’t seen Sasha Baron Cohen’s speech about Facebook being the greatest propaganda machine in history, do yourself a favour and watch it. Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about social networks and this week, in particular, being International Work Out Loud Week, lots of reflection was all about how somehow, in […]
Lessons in Social Media Life
Recently, someone asked on Twitter whether there was any real value in keeping their LinkedIn profile and it started a conversation. You can read the threaded conversation here. A few people weighed into the conversation and who provided their own recommendations of what to do based on their own experiences of the social media platform. […]
Dealing with FOMO
Recently I deleted all social media off my phone in an effort to reclaim my focus and attention. I was using my phone too much during the day and evening and when I wasn’t, I was thinking about it. I use my phone for not only consuming information and surfing the internet but also creating […]
Getting My Focus Back To Things That Matter to Me
So as you know, I’ve written about deleting social media off my phone to Reclaim my Attention and Focus. Yesterday, I received a notification on my phone to say that my screen time had reduced by 62% this week. Bonus! It was the most exciting piece of news I had received all week. Added to […]
Reclaiming Attention and Focus
So a few days back I shared on Twitter that I’ve deleted all social media apps and direct messaging apps off my phone. Over the holidays in Hawaii, I had a lot of thinking time while lounging around on the balcony of my cabin on the cruise (as you do) and decided that my attention […]
How Do You Handle Distractions?
How do you handle distractions in the workplace? I work 3 days per week. It means I’ve to set boundaries during busy times to get thru client work. It means prioritising client/paid work first and ”going dark” for some hours during the day to get through what I need to get done. This post was […]
Is Social Media Giving You Value?
Is social media giving you value? This is a question that has been floating around in my head this year. Ever since reducing my time on it, not because of anything as exotic as “digital detoxing” or anger over how our private data is used by companies like Facebook, I have started to question what […]