Clickbait, Rage Bait & Productivity Porn: 3 Loops Shaping How Your Attention Works.
Your finger clicks before your brain catches up. Reverse-engineer the curiosity, rage, and anxiety loops behind clickbait, rage bait, and productivity porn.
Reclaim your focus from the attention economy
Unplugr explores how people can build a more intentional relationship with technology. Lab offers ideas and practices for protecting your attention. Stories shares how people are redefining their digital lives.
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Over-Responsibility: Why Casual Comments Become To-Dos
You treat every offhand remark as a task. It’s not people-pleasing or burnout — it’s over-responsibility. Here’s how the pattern works and how to reset it.
The Always-On Trap: How to Stop Checking Slack After Hours
Always-on culture isn't a willpower problem—it's a protocol design flaw. Learn the cognitive cost of perpetual connectivity and 4 frameworks to rewrite your personal notification protocol without waiting for company policy to change.
Navigating Synthetic Media: Practical Experiments for Trust
Rebuild an intentional relationship with technology. This lab experiment uses metadata-first and embodied calibration to counter AI-driven memory pollution.
Digital Sunset: How to Stop Scrolling at Night and Create a Better Evening Shutdown Ritual
Can't put your phone down at bed? It's not a willpower problem. Learn the science-informed Digital Sunset protocol to rebuild your brain's closing ritual.
Why We Lose Track of Time on the Toilet (And How to Stop)
Spending too long scrolling on the toilet? Discover why phones extend bathroom breaks, the health risks of prolonged sitting, and practical ways to break the habit.
Debugging Productive Procrastination: Why Useful-Looking Distractions Destroy Your Focus
Productive procrastination feels like learning but drains your focus. Learn to debug your attention system with practical frameworks for intentional tech use.
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The Always-On Trap: Why Middle Managers Can't Disconnect & What Actually Helps
Three middle managers share real experiments in setting digital boundaries—from predictable absence to physical anchors. No perfect solutions, just honest shifts that reclaimed their attention.
The 11 PM Architect: Why Successful People Lose Control of Their Screens at Night
Stop blaming willpower. Explore why high-performing professionals struggle with late-night scrolling — and why environmental design may work better than discipline alone.
Two Days: How the Internet Changed from a Destination to an Endless Stream (2012 vs. 2026)
A narrative comparison of one person's daily digital life in 2012 and 2026. Explore how we moved from chronological feeds and 'all items caught up' to AI-curated infinite scrolls and ubiquitous notifications.
The People Who Left TikTok But Still Couldn’t Escape the Algorithm
Two stories about algorithm fatigue, creative paralysis, and the struggle to rebuild a more intentional relationship with technology.
Digital Burnout Story: How a Content Strategist Rebuilt Her Relationship With Technology
A composite story about a content strategist who realized constant connectivity was affecting her work, health, and attention — and rebuilt a more intentional relationship with technology.