Redesign Your Digital Environment

How to Make Focus and Calm Effortless

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19 min readApr 17, 2020

This is part 4/5 in my Digital Wellbeing series. This series was once part of a Digital Wellbeing coaching program I designed. Now it’s right here, for you, for free. Enjoy!

This is a long post. It might be one of the most comprehensive guides to Digital Wellbeing on the internet. If you’re just here for the tactics, go for it. If you want some context, these are the other posts of the series.

  1. The Forces of Distraction
  2. Reflecting on Your Relationship to Technology
  3. Choosing to Take Control
  4. Redesign Your Digital Environment (you’re here)
  5. Build New Habits and Rituals

And now, make yourself cosy, and enjoy transforming your digital future…

We all have the option to significantly change the setup of our digital environment. We’ll explore the universe of possibilities and I’ll recommend a carefully selected set of best practices. You’ll find inspiration to craft an environment that serves your needs, values and aspirations.

The idea that “change is hard” is one of the biggest myths about human behavior. The truth is, you change effortlessly and all the time. The primary job of the brain is to adjust your behavior based on the environment. Design a better environment. Change will happen naturally.
James Clear

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