Category Archives: Smartphone

Funny Smartphone Abuse

As I continue the process of deciding whether or not to get a smartphone, there are a few sites that have expressed some similar sentiments, mostly in the form of humorous rants. The funniest of the bunch is PleaseShutUp.com, which … Continue reading

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I’m Not Crazy, But I Am Quite Alone

According to a recent survey carried in the New York Times, the number one use of smartphones is to play games. Number 2 is to check the weather. As you may know, I have been scratching my head wondering whether … Continue reading

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Choosing My First Smartphone (for Productivity’s Sake)

If you are a frequent reader of this site you will know that I have questioned at length the unproductive practices and habits that have arisen around smartphones. With that in mind, I have decided to start a quest to … Continue reading

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The Smartphone Survey is Open

(To answer the 9 question survey click here.) It’s dawning on me after some reflection that I am developing a real yen for not just time management, but how it is practiced in workplaces around the world. I remember sitting … Continue reading

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Recent Reseach on Blackberry un-Productivity

I stumbled across some research that backed up what I have been seeing in companies recently. The paper I found came from researchers at MIT:  Ubiquitous Email: Individual Experiences and Organizational Consequences of Blackberry Use by Melissa Mazmanian, Joanne Yates … Continue reading

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Distracting Ourselves with Digital Devices

I wrote a recent article on the Stepcase Lifehack website entitled “A New Productivity for the Smartphone Era”  that describes the ways in which users’ bad habits are ruining the gains that should have come from this new technology. These … Continue reading

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Productivity Needs to be Redefined

I just submitted an article that I hope will be published at the Stepcase Lifehack website in the next week or so. It talks about the sales pitch that companies have used to sell smartphones:  “Buy this device and you’ll … Continue reading

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Smartphone Era Productivity Article

I just completed a new copy of my ezine for Caribbean executives, FirstCuts, and I devoted this particular issue to the problem of smartphone un-productivity. It signals the start of a new set of questions I’ll be asking — how … Continue reading

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An Update from Jamaica

It’s been a while since I’ve posted due to one significant interruption — civil unrest here in Jamaica. I won’t rehash the reasons why it’s happening, as the news reports have been doing a fairly good job of that.  But … Continue reading

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