Kenneth Schlenker founded Opal in 2020 with a mission to help 1 billion people focus better day to day, so they can accomplish their dreams. We invited him for an interview to talk about the role of technology in our daily lives, how Opal is helping people change their digital habits, so they feel better and can focus on the things and people that are truly meaningful to them.

Global Day of Unplugging is coming up 3rd March. We invited Claudia Erickson, co-founder of Unplug Collaborative, home of GDU, to talk about all the ways that you can join and why this is the perfect opportunity to experience the benefits of unplugging as a community.

The Slow Movement has been around since the 80s, starting with Carlo Petrini's protest against the opening of a McDonald's in Rome. We take a look at how Slow Data can be a way to manage information overload and cognitive overwhelm in a digital world.

Gloria Mark is Chancellor Professor at the University of California Irvine, and has dedicated the majority of her academic career to understanding how the way we use technology is affecting our cognitive resources and attention span. She’s the author of “Attention Span: A Groundbreaking Way to Restore Balance, Happiness and Productivity” which is launching this week and so we were thrilled to have Gloria introduce her book and share some of her findings and learnings with us.

Breaks are essential to wellbeing and productivity. Why is it so hard to take breaks even though we know they’re good for us? We show you some facts about the cognitive, mental and social effects of work breaks that will make you start prioritising rest every day.