All blog posts tagged with distractions
An experiment to reduce smartphone usage from 5 hours per day by eliminating the need for a phone at home, setting up all phone functions on a Mac instead to break the habit of dreamscrolling and increase productivity.
Reducing daily screen time from 9 hours to 6 hours through digital minimalism, using Freedom.to for blocking distractions, and switching to physical books and dumbphones.
Increasing coding productivity from 4-5 hours to 6+ hours per day by blocking communication channels on the laptop and keeping the phone physically distant.
An exploration of how short-term dopamine triggers like social media and food act as distractions that harm long-term productivity, arguing for eliminating these distractions rather than relying on willpower to resist them.
A critical analysis comparing Facebook's addictive nature to heroin, examining how social media algorithms designed for user retention may be turning people into zombies with shortened attention spans and reduced real-world value.
Uninstalling WhatsApp to save 40 minutes daily and focus on deep, goal-oriented work by separating core activities from less important distractions.
A critique of how notifications turn people into zombies who lose control over their attention, with statistics on smartphone usage and a recommendation to turn off all notifications to reclaim mental freedom.
Practical strategies to diminish distractions as a digital nomad, including blocking tools, creating habits, and maintaining focus despite constant change.
Balancing communication, learning, and getting things done by tracking and limiting distractions from social media and browsers to improve productivity.
An analysis of attention pollution caused by smartphones and how internet enables distractions across all time and space, arguing that we should focus only on information that drives action here and now.