Posts tagged freedom
When Distraction is the Norm
Yesterday I read about a little program called Freedom that forces you to disconnect from the Internet. You set a timer to the desired amount of “offline time” and then you’re unable to connect until the timer runs out or you reboot your computer. (This is supposed to make cheating more difficult) A question that…
9 to 5: A Recipe for Disaster
photo by motoyen, Attribution 2.0 Generic License You wake up at 6 o clock in the morning. (Or earlier.) You catch a train, bus, subway and start work at 9. (Or earlier.) You sit at a desk or run around in corridors until you leave your office at 5. (Or probably later). At the end…
Why I wrote A Mindful Guide to Online Living
[UPDATE: The second edition and the audio book are out and can be downloaded here.] [UPDATE: The book is now published and available as a download here.] Since I co-founded Learn Out Live with a few other teachers in January this year, a lot has happened. I taught students from Russia, America, Brazil, Austria, England,…
The Inexplicable Delight of Giving Away Stuff
The last few days I spent rummaging through my cupboards, shelves and boxes, taking stock of all the stuff I own, sorting it and putting a lot of it onto the street in front of my house. Most of it vanished within a few hours, but even the most undesirable objects (in my eyes) were…