Digital Wellness By Clo S. from This Too Shall Grow How to Reconcile with your Phone Letter #78 • October 3rd, 2023 Morning on the Seine by Claude Monet, 1898 → Read on the web Hey there, In today's edition of Digital Wellness, you will find: An article full of tips to mitigate the annoying effects of your phone Advice from the pros on protecting yourself from graphic content on social media Pointers to reduce emails and meetings at work thanks to a team communication plan and more goodies!...
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Digital Wellness By Clo S. from This Too Shall Grow 5 Browser Extensions for Better Focus Letter #77 • September 19th, 2023 A 19 by László Moholy-Nagy, 1927 → Read on the web Welcome to this new edition of Digital Wellness! As you may have noticed, I’m switching to a more sporadic rhythm of one edition every two weeks, to compensate for the higher workload I have at the moment. In this edition, you’ll find: A brand-new article with some of my favourite browser extensions to protect your focus...
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Digital Wellness By Clo S. from This Too Shall Grow Your September screentime resolutions Letter #76 • September 5th, 2023 Detail of a painting by Anselm Kiefer, by yours truly → Read on the web January is usually seen as the perfect moment to set up new resolutions, but if you ask me, September is even more fitting. Many of us are coming back from holidays, feeling refreshed and hungry for new challenges. We had a good break from work - and if we didn’t, we at least slowed down due to...
about 1 year ago • 4 min read
Digital Wellness By Clo S. from This Too Shall Grow Your own personal Tech Policy Letter #75 • August 29th, 2023 Waves Breaking by Claude Monet, 1881 → Read on the web In this week’s newsletter: Why and how to create your own guidelines to manage technology at work The best tips to maintain tech-life balance when job hunting You can now fall asleep to Instagram’s Terms of Services and more… I hope you enjoy this edition! - Clo 🌳 Rooted reads Why you should create a “Tech Policy of One” (And...
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Digital Wellness By Clo S. from This Too Shall Grow Interruptions at work Letter #74 • August 22nd, 2023 Detail from Stormy Night by Marianne von Werefkin, c. 1915 - 1917. Photo by yours truly → Read on the web Do you ever get frustrated by the amount of interruptions happening in your work day? If so, you’re not alone. Whether we work from home or an office, whether they’re notifications or a colleague with an urgent request, interruptions can be damaging to the point where they eat up most...
about 1 year ago • 4 min read
Digital Wellness By Clo S. from This Too Shall Grow Do you have a TikTok Brain? Letter #73 • August 15th, 2023 Face in a Landscape (detail) by Karel Appel, 1961. Photo by yours truly (Albertina Museum, Vienna). → Read on the web When is the last time you got hooked on TikTok? Video-based social platforms are nothing new, but scientists have been observing the pervasive effect of short videos, popularised by TikTok. In today’s edition, you’ll find answers to questions such as “Wtf is a TikTok...
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Digital Wellness By Clo S. from This Too Shall Grow Your feed is a traffic jam Letter #72 • August 8th, 2023 Several Circles by Vassily Kandinsky, 1926 → Read on the web Welcome to today’s edition! We’ll analyse how our social media feed has evolved - and how we can re-enchant social computing. We’ll also look into whether the drug comparison is adequate for our tech tools. Finally, we’ll see one of the simplest, most straightforward tip for digital well-being. Enjoy! - Clo 🌳 Rooted reads No...
about 1 year ago • 3 min read
Digital Wellness By Clo S. from This Too Shall Grow Calmer inbox and Digital emotion regulation Letter #71 • August 1st, 2023 Waterloo Bridge by Claude Monet, 1903 → Read on the web "How's your email inbox like?" — A couple of years ago, I asked on Twitter what was the first thing that came to people’s mind to describe their inbox. To nobody’s surprise, some replies were pretty grim: “a chore”, “chaos”, “clutter”, “overwhelming”, etc. It’s baffling that we use email every single day, for...
about 1 year ago • 5 min read
Digital Wellness By Clo S. from This Too Shall Grow Digital rituals Letter #70 • July 25th, 2023 Light in Heavy by Wassily Kandinsky, 1929 → Read on the web Transforming a habit into a ritual can be surprising. While habits are unconscious and almost automated, rituals are deliberate, carrying intention and a deeper significance. For instance, we can have the habit of applying skincare to our face every evening, or watering our plants every weekend. When transformed into rituals, the smallest...
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