Tag: Answer Addiction

How Mindfulness Can Help Us Beat the Attention Economy In 2007, history was made. Steve Jobs unveiled the very first iPhone, complete with touchscreen and internet capabilities. And at the same time, a new commodity became more important than ever. And no, we’re not talking about cryptocurrency. The smartphone revolution accelerated a phenomenon that is… Continue reading How Mindfulness Can Help Us Beat the Attention Economy

How much is too much social media? Out of all the types of digital addiction we try to raise awareness of at Time to Log Off, perhaps the most relatable for many young people, is social media addiction. We live in the age of scrolling after all; whether that’s through an idol’s Instagram, or through… Continue reading How much is too much social media?

The Power Of No Could one little word change your digital life? It’s highly likely, especially if you’re a yes person who finds it hard to create boundaries. At Time To Log Off, we encourage you to lead a life that’s not dominated by technology, so here are four simple ways to build your digital wellbeing… Continue reading The Power Of No

Twitter is the third person in my relationship “Twitter! Again!” My boyfriend looks at me from across our kitchen table as I have my phone in my hand, chin to my chest, thumb scrolling. “You’re always looking at bloody Twitter!” He says it with a playful exasperation but I think the frustration is starting to… Continue reading Twitter is the third person in my relationship

How to do a digital detox Do you know how to do a digital detox? With so many of us admitting that we have tried, or would like to try, to get a bit of respite from our 24:7 screen habits, what’s the best method? We’ve distilled our wisdom from the past four years into the top… Continue reading How to do a digital detox

3 Overlooked Ways to Achieve Flow and Reach Peak Productivity in the Office The modern workplace often feels like it feeds off ‘busy-ness’ rather than business. In any company if you ask a colleague how their work is going, they will usually say ‘busy’ at least once in their reply. But being ‘busy’ doesn’t always mean productive – it… Continue reading 3 Overlooked Ways to Achieve Flow and Reach Peak Productivity in the Office

How social media gets us hooked Why we post It’s not news that we love to talk about ourselves. Humans devote about 30–40% of all speech to talking about themselves. But online that number jumps to about 80% of social media posts. Our social media addiction mostly manifests itself in us talking about ourselves, rather than… Continue reading How social media gets us hooked

What is Slow Tech and How Can it Help You Take Back Your Life? Disruption. It’s a word often used by marketing teams to describe the next big thing in tech and the world of Silicon Valley startups. But, have we had enough disruption? Innovators are constantly working to streamline our lives into ever smaller… Continue reading What is Slow Tech and How Can it Help You Take Back Your Life?

Friends Before Phones: Phone Addiction is Wrecking Our Social Lives You go to meet a friend, wait a bit…They finally arrive but seem somewhat preoccupied. Their phone is out. You’re talking to them but they don’t really respond. They don’t say anything because their head is in a screen. “What’s going on?” You interject. For… Continue reading Friends Before Phones: Phone Addiction is Wrecking Our Social Lives

Is It Time To Ditch The Dating Apps? There was a time, somewhere near 2012, where mobile dating apps like Tinder represented something of a revolution. There were three problems in the online dating market; stigma, accessibility and  unrestricted messaging. The first two meant that many people wouldn’t even sign up in the first place,… Continue reading Is It Time To Ditch The Dating Apps?