Block Away the Hurdles to Your Sleep

A good sleep is essential to ensure an adequate productivity and healthy lifestyle. Sleeping masks not only aid a distraction free sleep but also enhance the continuity and sleep quality

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Disconnect to Reconnect: The Ultimate Phone Sleeping Bag Experience

Take a step ahead to make your bedroom phone free today with the Bagby Sleeping bag for your phone. Your journey towards a digital detox for a relaxed sleep.

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Eat Like a King, Scroll Like a Pauper: A Healthy Screen Time Guide

How you consume digital content impacts your well-being just like food. This article applies the maxim "Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper" to screen time, helping you create a balanced, mindful digital routine.

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Just Keep Swimming: Navigating Digital Distractions with Focus and Flow 🐠📱

Dory’s mantra from Finding Nemo movie, “Just keep swimming” is a powerful guide for navigating digital distractions. This article explores why we get distracted, how to maintain focus, and practical ways to reset when we drift into screen time overload. By embracing JOMO, we can swim toward mindful, intentional digital habits.

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Anyone Can Unplug

"Anyone Can Unplug" is a digital well-being poem inspired by Ratatouille’s "Anyone Can Cook." It encourages mindful tech use, unplugging from screens, and embracing real-world moments with presence and joy. A reminder to disconnect and truly live.

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The Digital Mountain

When the digital world feels overwhelming, it's okay to step back. A pause from screens, notifications, and endless scrolling isn’t failure—it’s self-care. The internet will still be there when you’re ready, so give yourself the space to reset and realign. Prioritize mindfulness, embrace digital balance, and return on your own terms.

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The Hidden Drivers: How Internal Triggers Impact Screen Time

Internal triggers like boredom and stress drive excessive screen time. Techniques such as "surfing the urge," meditation, and emotional regulation help manage these triggers. Understanding and managing these feelings is crucial for fostering healthier digital habits.

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ADT: The Modern Goldfish Syndrome and How to Swim Against the Current

In a world inundated with digital distractions, attention spans dwindle akin to goldfish. Attention Deficit Trait (ADT) emerges, mirroring ADHD symptoms. Technology's role debated. Strategies offered: minimize multitasking, embrace nature, and wield tech mindfully for focused productivity amidst the digital deluge.

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The Rabbit Hole Beckons: Binge-Watching and Its Impact on Your Digital Well-being

In the world of binge-watching, one episode turns into a marathon, leaving us drained. While entertaining, excessive bingeing harms sleep, social life, and mental health. Solutions include mindful watching, diversifying activities, and utilizing tech tools for balance and well-being.

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Breaking free from the busy badge

Wearing busyness as a badge is common, but it's detrimental. Research shows our schedules are increasingly packed. To combat this, we need to prioritize relaxation, mindfulness, exercise, nature exposure, and social connections. Managing time, delegating tasks, setting realistic goals, and providing support are crucial. Balancing busyness is essential for well-being and productivity.

I co-authored this along with Marcey Rader on ‘breaking free from the busy badge’.

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Mindful Surfing: Taming Bingxiety in the Sea of Information

In the digital age, bingxiety, induced by information overload, grips millions. Strategies like setting goals, evaluating sources, and practicing mindfulness offer relief. By cultivating self-awareness and discernment, individuals can navigate the digital landscape with clarity and confidence.

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Trapped in the Scrollhole: Breaking Free from Social Media's Hypnotic Pull

"Scrollholing," mindless social media scrolling, traps users in time-wasting cycles. Neil Postman highlights technology's dual nature. Reasons include dopamine hits, FOMO, social comparison, and escapism. Consequences: decreased productivity, poor sleep, anxiety, and weakened connections. Solutions: track time, identify triggers, uninstall apps, use features mindfully, practice mindfulness, and seek support. Recognize harmful habits for a healthier digital life.

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Elevating your Digital Habits is as simple as ABC

Struggling to focus due to screen distractions? Overwhelmed by screen time? You're not alone. Take control with awareness, behavior change, and consistency. Start by assessing screen time, reflecting on habits, experimenting with tools, and establishing consistent routines. Prioritize digital wellness for academic success and happiness. Contact Rijul Arora for personalized assistance.

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Make meetings productive with the magic number 7

To enhance meeting productivity, carefully curate the invite list, avoiding unnecessary attendees. Virtual meetings suffer when too many people are included; the "magic number" is seven. Exclude non-contributors to foster engagement and minimize multitasking.

I co-authored this along with Marcey Rader on how to make meetings productive with magic number 7.

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Do I have your attention?

The attention economy, driven by digital platforms, impacts productivity and mental health. Excessive screen time correlates with mental health issues. Managing this requires digital mindfulness, setting boundaries, endorsing ethical platforms, and fostering a culture of digital wellness for future generations.

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Unlock a productivity secret: waiting to drink coffee

Many love coffee, with 64% of American adults having it daily. Waiting an hour before your first cup boosts cognitive benefits, aligning with cortisol peaks for heightened alertness and focus. Consuming coffee during peak cortisol undermines its effects and may lead to tolerance. Timing matters for maximizing coffee's cognitive benefits.

I co-authored this along with Marcey Rader explaining the productive secret: waiting to drink coffee.

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6 surprising email management hacks

Transform your inbox chaos with practical strategies: work offline, use Boomerang for Gmail, adopt Outlook's Work Offline feature. Implement time-blocking, create sub-folders, set rules/filters, silence notifications, and strategically delay email delivery for enhanced productivity.

I co-authored this along with Marcey Rader explaining the 6 surprising email management hacks

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