Takeaway: If you own an iPhone or iPad, download the iOS 9.3 software update, and after you do, enable the Night Shift feature. The feature reduces how much blue light—a type of light on the blue end of the wavelength spectrum—your device emits,...
There are a ton of productivity apps out there—Apple and...
Takeaway: Your smartphone may be difficult to get rid of, but it's possible to keep it from seeping into your life and making you less productive. A few ways I found to do this: do a phone swap (I swap phones with my girlfriend when we're out...
Your smartphone, the internet, and technology in general can be huge productivity sucks. They're all essential, of course—it goes without saying that it'd be tough to get a lot of work done without all...
Takeaway: 10 killer ways to tame your email inbox: Keep a tally of how many times you check your email every day for a week; keep all of your emails to five sentences or less (and make a note of it in your signature); don’t check for new email...
Power Nap will wake you up from your nap before you fall into a deep sleep (measuring your sleep phase through your iPhone’s accelerometer), so you don’t wake up groggy.
To manage people’s expectations (e.g. that you don’t work past 5pm, or respond to email after work hours), install a send-it-later plugin for your email client.
Exposure to blue light before you go to bed significantly affects your sleep quality, because it prevents your body from releasing melatonin, a chemical in your body that helps you sleep.
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