The 2 Phone Protocol

Karma is real and even though it sometimes doesn’t look like your acts of good will receive a reply, they will.First, it’s good for your soul to treat people well, keep your promises and leave others better than you found them.Second, when you train your brain to deliver rich val ...  Show more

There’s a real difference between being busy and being productive, as you know. Most people are extraordinarily busy. Very few people are extraordinarily productive. The distinction lives, not in how many hours you put in, but in the quality of your devotion to the work—and the r ...  Show more

Your phone is designed to suck you in. You might use it to check the weather or look up directions, only to find yourself doomscrolling on social media. If you're worried about your screen time or find it difficult to unplug, switching to a simple phone could help, says Jose Brio ...  Show more

The pace at which technology advances is straight up disorienting in our current age. So much so, that it’s likely digital natives and even our kids who can figure out new tech gadgets faster than we can! For those of you who are using apps and AI regularly but not feeling like a ...  Show more

Laura Mae Martin is a big believer in the settings menu. Martin is Google’s Executive Productivity Advisor, and spends much of her time working with other Googlers on improving their productivity and communication systems — and one of the things she often recommends is taking a f ...  Show more

Phones can be addicting: There are endless texts to answer, notifications to check and games to play. We often end up on our phones without intending to. But Jose Briones, author of Low Tech Life: A guide to Mindful Digital Minimalism, says there is a solution. This episode, tips ...  Show more