Category: Simple Focus App
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How to Beat Social Media Addiction
In this video I do a deep dive into the brain mechanisms that support digital device addiction and their surprising origin. Mechanisms we evolved for more productive purposes but which are now exploited by our digital devices. Understanding these mechanisms leads to a better understanding of why digital device addiction is so pernicious but, most…
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Time Blocks Crush Overwhelm
Feeling overwhelmed by never-ending to-do lists and constant daily pressures? Cal Newport’s approach, that he discusses in this podcast with Andrew Huberman offers a refreshing solution. He focusses on time-blocking rather than traditional to-do lists. By allocating specific hours for tasks based on actual available time, and respecting a strict cut-off time in the evening,…
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Too much self awareness is a thing
Get ready to dive into a video that’s going to shake up everything you think you know about self-help and therapy. Have you ever wondered if being super self-aware is actually… too much of a good thing? Well, Mark Manson’s got some intriguing insights that might just blow your mind. In this punchy video, Mark…
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Coffee: Focus and Flow-State
This is a second video dedicated to getting into a focussed flow-state. For some this isn’t a problem, but in this world of digital distraction, for a growing number, it is. Now I’m a coffee lover. I probably drink too much of the stuff. No scratch that. I definitely drink too much of the stuff.…
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Easy Trick to Improve Focus and Flow State
Today I ask, can you trick yourself into a better focus state? Some years ago, before smartphones were a thing, I was a bit chaotic, I used to set my watch 5 minutes later than the actual time. My idea was that I’d be more likely to get into gear for a meeting and there…
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Are you inviting a Vampire in?
This video is about the fact something is threatening: * Our relationships * Our mental health * Our self-awareness * Our ability to apply attention to any and all the tasks we undertake And this is affecting nearly all of us. I return to the dopamine cycle because a good understanding of this cycle and…
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Maximise Marketing Traction
there is a great book, I’ve been recommended by a friend who is a successful businessman and marketing expert, which relates to Sales and Marketing. It’s called Traction. Traction has been written by the founder of the DuckDuckGo search engine Gabriel Weinberg and tech writer Justin Mares. Though DuckDuckGo is nothing like the size of…
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The Benefits of Post Workout Rest
Today I talk about post workout rest. Rest is a much underestimated part of our workout plan. We’ve already talked about hypertrophy in an earlier video, on, 10 February, so check that one out if you haven’t seen it already. Hypertrophy is essentially the physiological process which stimulates muscle growth. At a microscopic level when…
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How to Do Self Improvement
It was about 5 years ago now that I read Marie Kondo’s book, “The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up”. I can’t recommend it enough for anyone who isn’t good at dealing with clutter. But what I’d like to talk about today is the effect it had on my understanding of there being a teachable…
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The Strengths and Weaknesses of Current AI
Today’s video is a little more vocation focussed and I take a look at the strengths and weaknesses of current AI. Not every bit of content I generate is going to be focussed on an objective. When it seems relevant, I will be exploring topics that have an impact on our working life and the…