How Long Does It Take to Refocus After an Interruption?
A two-axis framework for judging how interruptible your work is, plus five practices that cut recovery time — with the mechanism behind each one.
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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The Derivation Deficit: How Summaries Can Weaken Deep Thinking
TL;DR culture is eroding your ability to derive complex ideas. Learn why fluent input masks poor output, and deploy 3 geek-tested experiments to debug your thinking.
Attention Leakage: Why Clearing Your Inbox Leaves You Exhausted
Attention residue, variable-ratio reinforcement, revenge bedtime procrastination — three mechanisms that explain why your day disappears. Plus five experiments to build a cognitive airlock.
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.
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.
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How to Break an Information Cocoon Without Getting Extreme
How to break out of an information cocoon without polarizing further: the role of retrieval, dialogue, and how you participate, not just what you read.
The Difference Between Resting and Being Filled
Two travellers, one Atlantic coast, nine nights. A composite narrative on phone use on vacation, attention residue, and why scrolling doesn't feel like resting.
Where Did the Afternoon Go? Three Stories About Screen Time
Three people, one weekend, and a closer look at what screen time actually leaves behind — plus three small changes that stuck.
Save for Later: Why We Save Articles We Never Read
Why do we save hundreds of articles and read none? A data-driven story about read-it-later design, bookmark graveyards, and getting the backlog down.
How Two Creators Compete for the Same Hour of Your Day
One wants your eyes. One wants your trust. Follow one evening across two creators — and see what creator income data actually looks like.