Ready to tame your tech so you can get more done in your day?
Your FQ is: Superior
You’re a
Media Master
Congratulations! You’ve managed to master your tech habits and you’re in complete control of how and when you use technology.
You see your digital devices solely as a functional tool and you manage these tools to your advantage. You have a range of systems in place to manage your digital life, firm boundaries around when and where you’ll check your phone or socials and you have plenty of unplugged time to let your mind wander freely. You really are in control of your digital distractions.
Three Micro-Habits to Power-Up Your Performance
Turn your phone to greyscale when you want to do deep focused work. Instagram is much less interesting in black and white!
Gamify your focus- use an app called Forest to help you sustain (your already fantastic) your focus.
Maximise your windows- when doing deep work, don’t be tempted to open another browser or tool. If you maximise your window you won’t be tempted by the colourful icons and tabs vying for your attention.
Companies spend billions of dollars each and every year on research alone, discovering how to make their systems, apps and online platforms even more engaging and enticing to us as consumers. Our tech is engineered to rob us of our time and attention (if you haven’t watched The Social Dilemma, please do so to hear more of the persuasive techniques deployed by tech companies to get us hooked on their platforms.
The technology we use has been intentially designed to meet (and actually prey) on our basic physiological needs. It causes f neurological changes in our brains and physiological responses in our bodies. We know for example, that some of us now suffer from ’email apnoea’ where we literally hold our breaths when we dive into our inboxes. Our heart rates increase and we dump cortical (the stress hormone).
But it’s not all doom and gloom! 1There are simple solutions that can help you tame your most troubling tech habits and get you back in control of your tech use.
Here are three ways I can help you do that:
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