Intentionality requires structure. No one accidentally organizes their schedule and life for deeper growth. Efficiency, productivity, and growth don’t just happen. When we structure our lives with intentional rhythms, we tend to use our time better. Because we’re thinking about it. Our smartphones, laptops, the internet, and social media have become default time-fillers for us. …
In the 21st century, we live with the world at our fingertips…literally. The world has opened up to us. New opportunities are ours to take. But sometimes this access to information, entertainment, and social connection distract us from the world at the end of our nose: our families, our friends, and our work. How can …
During the quarantines we all relied on the internet to stay connected with friends and family. But the law of diminishing returns still applies. What started out seeking social connection but many of us found side effects of anxiety, depression, and isolation along the way. Positive things first: social media helps us keep connected to …
It’s 2021 and millions of people work online. Across a wide variety of industries, the internet and social media keep the business world running. For those of us who work online, specifically with social media, how do we pursue digital wellbeing in our work? It’s important to be aware of how much time we are …
Earlier this year, during quarantine, I read Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal Newport. This book encouraged me and my wife Shannon to implement a 30-day “digital declutter”. We cut out as much digital technology as we realistically could for a month. We continued working online from home, kept …
The Digital Wellbeing Podcast explores how we live well in the digital world. It’s a fair question. We live in such a pervasively digital world. The internet, our smartphones, and social media have pervaded just about every area of our lives. According to 2019 data from the Pew Research Center, 81% of Americans own a …