I will be honest. I did not consider meditation as a solution to distraction because I had the wrong idea about what it is and why it is important. I saw it as just the latest flavor of wellness fad, and I was turned off …

For many of us who’re both distracted and compulsive people-pleasers, a journey toward true productivity often starts with saying no to projects and tasks that don’t really matter to us. As you define your purpose and begin Lifescaling, you’ll be confronted by a lot of …

Although I wrote LIFESCALE as a way to come to terms with my own device and social media addiction and their power to distract me from productivity and true creativity, as a parent my concern naturally extends to how I can help my kids confront …

In the age of ubiquitous social media, our society as a whole has become “distracted,” unable to focus on one thing for more than a few minutes without checking Facebook or our smartphones. How extreme is this problem? In New York, there’s a mini epidemic …

“Gambling/slot machine addicts don’t play to win. They play to keep playing.” NYU Prof. Natasha Dow Schull In the age of online gaming, streaming content and ubiquitous social media, our (already limited) attention spans are under siege in an endless sea of distraction. From Netflix …

There are reasons why Bill Gates, the late Steve Jobs and other leading tech industry professionals chose to raise their kids tech free. They’re seen the dangers first-hand. Heck, many have helped create these dangers. Yes, social media has many dangers for addiction-prone teens, but …