A few weeks ago I finished a book by Charles Montgomery called Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design. A self-professed cosmopolite, I found the book enlightening and started thinking about my surroundings a bit differently. One idea that…
Category: Digital Dilemma
Getting Fit with Technology
A friend of mine sent me a video clip on Leaf by Bellabeat, advertised as “The World’s Smartest Piece of Jewelry”. Clip on Leaf to track your heart rate, monitor caloric output, and receive alerts to breathe when the device senses you’re stressed.…
Declaring Email Bankruptcy
Last week’s posting featured the Spring Challenger, winner of the Spring Cleaning Challenge contest. I followed up with the Spring Challenger to find out how she managed to delete over 30,000 emails and how long it took her. She said…
Social Media & Dating
It occurred to me recently that social media has really destroyed the discovery process of getting to know someone when going out on dates. Social media makes it really easy to “learn” a lot about a person before meeting them. The danger with this,…
Connection Paradox
The internet, and social media in particular, has given us new options for connecting with people. “Friend” people on Facebook, follow people on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr, or connect with people on LinkedIn. But do these digital connections have the…