Steve Jobs thought devices would become ‘a bicycle for the mind’–but their effect on our brains is similar to that of smoking and junk food
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It’s been 33 years since Steve Jobs talked about the personal computer becoming a bicycle for the mind. In those years, the advent of the smartphone and the mass adoption of social media have turned those bicycles into runaway trains.
Twitter’s Favorite Viral UI Designer Joins Clearspace as Advisor
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Soren Iverson is known for his viral UI designs on X/Twitter, has joined the Clearspace team as an advisor.
Clearspace vs Opal: A Comparative Analysis for Screen Time Management
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Comparison between clearspace and opal. Two popular screen time management tools.
2024 Screen Time Mastery Guide: Digital Detoxes, Screen Time Accountability, and Monk Mode
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Are you looking to take a break from the digital world and regain control of your screen time? Here is a guide to help.
Phoneless Holidays: Tips for Unplugging and Enjoying a restful Season with Loved Ones
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Beat the temptation to check your emails or post your every passing thought while home for the holidays.
Clearspace vs One Sec: Which is the better screen time management app?
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Two notable apps in the screen time management space are Clearspace and One Sec. Both aim to curb excessive smartphone usage, but they employ different strategies to achieve this goal.
Embracing Mindfulness in the Age of Digital Distractions
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Discover how mindfulness exercises can help you stay present while using technology.
Embracing Phone Free Homes for a Healthier Digital Life
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Discover the benefits of a phone-free home and embrace a healthier, more intentional digital life.
Impact of Digital Distractions on Relationships: Reconnecting with Loved Ones
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The Impact of Digital Distractions on Relationships: Discover how Clearspace can help you regain control over your phone habits and reconnect with loved ones.
Preventing the Scroll: Techniques to Stop Mindlessly Browsing Your Apps
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Prevent mindless scrolling and regain control over your digital life.
Digital Detox: The Key to Unlocking a Balanced Life
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Digital Detox: Unlock a Balanced Life. Discover the benefits of a digital detox, from improved mental health and better sleep to enhanced relationships and increased productivity.
Mindful Social Media Usage: Unlocking a Healthier Relationship with Your Apps
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Develop a healthier relationship with your apps and harness their benefits. Discover the importance of mindful social media usage.
Finding Balance in a Remote Work Environment: How to Stay Focused and Productive
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Remote work presents unique obstacles that can hinder productivity and blur the line between professional and personal life.
Monk Mode: A Path to Unwavering Focus and Unprecedented Productivity in the Digital Age
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In a world brimming with distractions, where notifications incessantly buzz and social media feeds endlessly scroll, the concept of monk mode has emerged as a beacon of hope for those seeking to reclaim their focus and achieve unparalleled productivity.
Customizing Intentional Session Lengths: How to Choose the Right Amount of Time for Your Needs
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Customizable session lengths empower users to choose the right amount of time for their needs, reigning in the distraction of platforms and fostering a net-increase in productivity. Learn how to optimize your digital habits and achieve desired outcomes.
How to Turn Off YouTube Shorts
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A few ways to remove YouTube shorts from your feed and reduce the amount of time you waste doomscrolling.
Hack Your Screen Time: Techniques to Regain Control of Your Smartphone
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Hack Your Screen Time: Learn actionable techniques and hacks to reduce screen time, regain control of your smartphone, and improve focus. Discover the importance of regaining control over digital habits and the benefits of a healthier digital life.
Neuroscience Experts Join the Clearspace Team
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Neuroscience Experts & Founding Team Members of Boundless Mind Join Clearspace as Product Science Advisors
How to Dumbify Your Smartphone with Clearspace and Improve Your Focus
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Discover how Clearspace can help you dumbify your smartphone, improve your focus, and regain control of your digital life. Visit getclearspace.com for a more intentional and fulfilling digital experience.
Understanding App Usage Patterns and Their Role in Your Digital Life
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Understanding app usage patterns and leveraging data insights are essential for optimizing your digital life. Discover how ClearSpace's solutions can help you manage distractions and improve productivity. Visit getclearspace.com for innovative tools and strategies.
Parenting and Screen Time: Setting a Good Example
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Your kids will struggle to resist the lure of screens unless you address your own tech addiction.
Schools Without Screens
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So, what exactly is a technology-free education, and how could it benefit your child?
Studying and Scrolling: How to Focus
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How can learners maintain a healthy relationship with their smartphone, ensuring it provides educational opportunities without hindering focus and productivity?
Is Phone Addiction a Real Thing?
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Given the extent to which phones have taken over our lives, is it possible to develop an addiction?
Pause Inbox: How to stop checking email while doing deep work
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Email can be a significant source of distraction during deep work.
Why Do I Doomscroll? A Psychological Analysis
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Have you ever spent hours trawling the internet for bad news?
Is ADHD Increasing Because of Screens?
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Put simply, there is little evidence to suggest that screen time can actively cause ADHD...
Remote Work Distractions: 6 Ways to Protect Your Attention and Focus While Working from Home
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For many, the trickiest aspect of home working is resisting various distractions – from endless social media feeds to unfinished household chores, there’s always something ready and waiting to lure you away from your professional responsibilities.
Grayscale Social Media on iPhone: Shortcuts Tutorial
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Quick steps to automatically have your phone enter grayscale when you open social media apps.
Adult ADHD and Screen Time - Is There a Connection?
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Although technology addiction affects everyone, people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are especially prone to distraction...
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Dumb Phone Breakdown: The 5 Best [2023]
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Our 5 favorite dumb phones of 2023 along with a short description of their features...
How to automatically grayscale your iPhone at sunset
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Step by step instructions for configuring an iPhone shortcut that sets your phone to grayscale every day at sunset.
Phone Addiction: 5 Books About Distraction In The Digital Age
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here are plenty of tricks like grayscaling your phone that can help make it less addicting, but truly changing the habit of phone overuse requires understanding the underlying problem...
What does it mean to be Chronically Online?
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Someone who’s chronically online might find it difficult to pull themselves away from the digital world. Even when they’re offline...
Doomscrolling: A Habit Worth Breaking
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Doomscrolling may be a prevalent habit in our digital era, but it is a habit worth breaking.
How to turn your iPhone to grayscale
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Turning your iPhone to grayscale is one of the quickest and simplest ways to promote healthier interaction with your device...
5 Verified Ways To Break Your Smartphone Addiction
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Phone addiction seems to be prevalent across the United States. Nearly 57% of Americans admit to being addicted to their cell phone...
We hosted a "No-Phone Social" for SF #TechWeek. Here's how it worked.
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SF #TechWeek sends out an email every May inviting companies to apply to host events. While most host companies entice attendees with rooftop open bars, keynote speakers, epic FiDi venues…we said we’d take their phones away.
The first hosted iMessage bot using Beeper
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Apple works pretty hard to make sure iMessages are only sent by Apple devices. But I've long-wanted to...
We ran a Phone Check at a YCombinator event in San Francisco.
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YCombinator keeps telling us to “do things that don’t scale,” and since we are building software that helps people spend less time on their phones...
How to Apply the Core Principles of “Atomic Habits” to Your Phone Usage
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James Clear’s book “Atomic Habits” offers a powerful framework for building good habits and breaking bad ones. The same principles can be applied...
How I Used Focus Modes to Improve My Relationship with My iPhone
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Focus Modes are a great way to temper the distracting components while retaining the benefits of immediate, reliable communication...