Brighter Days, Darker Nights

Brighter Days, Darker Nights

Pragmatic ways to replenish yourself after time on your computer, tablet and smartphone

Tips and tricks for managing screen time in online work and education

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Nikko Kennedy
Jun 26, 2024
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This post is about thinking strategically about when, where, and how you work (or study) online to best nourish the circadian and quantum aspects of mind, body and spirit

Hi everyone! Today I would like to share some pragmatic ways to replenish yourself after time on your computer, tablet and smartphone. Screen time is almost a universal experience these days, for better and worse. My tips and tricks for managing screen time in online work and education come out of my own long journey optimizing a working relationship between my creative efforts and the technologies that allow me to ship them out into the world.

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My experiences with screen time

I began using computers in elementary school, and across the span of my education. Computers shifted from being a class or skill to learn, to being a supplement to the education, to being the medium …

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