Freedom Matters

This week, we welcome Susie Alegre, a leading human rights barrister in the internationally renowned Doughty Street Chambers. She has been a legal …

This week we welcome Krista Tippett. Krista is a Peabody Award-winning broadcaster, a National Humanities Medalist, a New York Times bestselling author and the creator and host of On Being, a world renown podcast which …

This week, we wrap up our series on the the future of work with Founder and CEO of Freedom, Fred Stutzman. Freedom is developing the essential …

Jeremy Redleaf is an Emmy Award winning artist, entrepreneur, and co-founder of Caveday, the world's most focused community. Their research-backed method is used by workers and companies in over 40 countries to do …

This week we are in conversation with Charlie Warzel. Charlie writes the newsletter, Galaxy Brain for The Atlantic, where he is a Contributing Writer. Before that he was a writer-at-large for the New York Times Opinion …

This week we welcome Rebecca Seal. Rebecca is an author, journalist and occasional TV presenter. Her book, SOLO: How To Work Alone (And Not Lose Your Mind) was mostly written in 2019, before the pandemic, but became a …

This week we welcome Dr. Shamsi Iqbal. A Principal Researcher in the Modern Work Transformation Org in Microsoft, Shamsi is on the frontline of research, investigating productivity, attention and the future of work.

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This week we welcome Alex Pang, advocate of the 4-day workweek. Alex has spent two decades studying people, technology, and the worlds they make. A …

This week, we welcome Chase Warrington. Chase is the Head of Remote at Doist, a pioneer of distributed work that specializes in productivity software. He is responsible for developing and executing Doist’s remote work …

This week, we are sharing with you an episode from the JOMO(cast) podcast. In this abridged version we hear host Christina Crook discuss with Albert Borgmann his concept of Good Burdens.

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This week, we welcome back Catherine Price, founder of ScreenLifeBalance.com and author of How to Break Up With Your Phone and The Power of Fun: How to Feel Alive Again.

In this light-hearted episode, we explore what …

This week, we talk with with Anna Lembke, a clinician scholar and leading global expert in addiction. Anna recently appeared in the Netflix …

This week, we talk with with Oliver Burkeman. He is the author of "Four Thousand Weeks", a book about making the most of our radically finite lives in a world of impossible demands, relentless distraction and …

Do you sometimes feel like you are not in control of your day? Before you realise it, your plans and time have been hijacked by a diversion and you …

If habits are meant to be useful, why then do we form bad ones? And just how can we resist the hook of technology, to be indistractable?

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Is the internet making us stupid? What is the difference between information and knowledge, and just why is attention so important?

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What can an award-winning Hollywood composer teach us about productivity?

In this episode, we welcome Jack Wall. Jack is known for his epic scores …

What if we didn't just treat work as a series of sprints, but our whole life? What if we applied the same process of reflection that we do at the end …

What if we did something that scared us every single day? How would that reset our perspective on life? What could we achieve?

In this episode, we …

What if laziness doesn't exist? What if it is just a social construct, that is getting in the way of us all living our best lives?

In this episode, we welcome Devon Price, the author of the books Laziness Does Not Exist …

How important is place when we think about deep work? Why is inspired rest so important, and how can we find it?

In this episode, we welcome Alicia Navarro, a serial tech entrepreneur with a passion for product, brand, …

How do objects inspire action? And are smartphones really the right tools to get our tasks done?

In this episode, we welcome Kaiwei Tang. Kai is the …

"A.I. is everywhere. Jobs are being automated. Algorithms run your life. What are you doing about it?" (excerpt from Futureproof by Kevin Roose)

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What are Good Burdens? Why do we need them? And what is the relationship between laziness, love and technology?

In this episode, we welcome Christina …

Is being in nature the antidote to the negatives of technology use? Or does technology have a place to enhance our experience of nature?

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Many people blame distraction in the workplace on tools like email and Slack. Would our life be improved if we just took those tools away? 

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As the world switches to hybrid working, many of us are having to learn how to manage our space, time and demands now that we work from home. But authors have been doing it for decades. What is the secret to success?

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The data is inconclusive. Conflicting studies will paint very different stories about the relationship between technology and the mental health of …

Technology is getting a bad rep. In fact, gaming is a super-food, productivity itself is 'toxic', and urban geography is more to blame than iPhones …

Can AI know our children better than we do? What are the signs of mental health problems online? And is it right that technology should be the first …

Is the Social Dilemma a useful documentary? What are the problems with the current tech landscape and importantly, what are the solutions?

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How honest are we with ourselves about our own screen habits? Honesty in this episode is key, as we discuss the best ways to parent in a digital age.

In this episode, we welcome Parven Kaur, founder of Kids N Clicks; a …

During the pandemic, screentime amongst children sky-rocketed, and parents became anxious. But do we really need to worry? And what can we do to encourage our kids to thrive in this digital world?

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Just how damaging has the pandemic been for our digital habits, and how can positive psychology help us to reset?

In this episode, we welcome Teodora …

How should we define digital wellbeing? And how can technology serve us and our needs, values and aspirations?

In this episode, we welcome Giancarlo …

Jonathan Garner discusses the evolution of work and how companies now need to invest in their teams in new ways.

In a hybrid workplace how do we …

What really is fun? And how do we get more of it in our lives?

In this episode, we welcome Catherine Price, "...the Marie Kondo of brains" (The New York Times), journalist, speaker and author of international …

Why is control over technology such a misleading concept? And do we all need a 12 - step program?

In this episode of Freedom Matters, we welcome Kim …

Where did Freedom begin? And faced with the challenges of big tech, the attention economy, and workplace innovation, what is its future?

In our first episode of Freedom Matters, we welcome Freedom's Founder & CEO, …

In a time of constant distraction, how can we become less distracted? In this interview, renowned author and behavioral design expert Nir Eyal discusses specific steps we can take to be less distracted and more engaged …

As a freelancer, you have no choice but to be a jack of all trades. Between marketing your business, responding to clients, and managing your finances, it’s a 24/7 grind. The ability to juggle a million different …

Studying is tough. Whether you’re a veteran student getting a Ph.D. or someone starting high school, figuring out how to stay focused while studying …

Many people, upon realizing how much time they’re spending on social media, push back, hoping to reclaim some of their time. But it’s not easy. Social media is addicting. It’s enjoyable to see the like count steadily …

Addicting technology is so embedded in our daily lives that we’ve become accustomed to having the information we want available within seconds, …

Not as productive as you used to be? Feeling anxious all the time while your real-life relationships degrade?

The culprit may be buzzing in your front …

Why do we procrastinate?

And most importantly, how do we overcome procrastination?

In this post, we break down the what, why, and how of procrastination. We’ll talk specific strategies for overcoming procrastination, as …

Most people use their calendars reactively, meaning that they put things on their calendars as they come up.

The problem with this approach is that it can lead to the day getting very chopped up, which then makes it …

For adults, the thought of applying screen time rules for ourselves is often overlooked. Shouldn’t we have enough discipline to handle this on our …

The line between work and home has been seriously blurred, if not completely obliterated. It’s increasingly difficult to tell whether we’ve had a …

Whenever you’re up to your eyeballs on a tight deadline and find yourself wandering off into a social media black hole or a YouTube binge, a single …

Smartphones have changed everything from how we navigate when driving, to how we purchase goods and services.

They’ve also radically changed the way we interact with one other.

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How much time did you spend on your phone yesterday? How much phone time is right for you? We look at the research and discuss guidelines for healthy screen time.

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In order to make a good decision, you must weigh all the factors involved, decide what’s most important, and then act based on that analysis. …

When you understand what motivation is and how it works, you can then do specific things to significantly increase your overall levels of motivation.

We explore the intricacies of motivation, discover why we often lack …

While uncertainty levels are at an all-time high right now, it’s not going to totally disappear once this is all over. We will all continue to experience periods of confusion and anxiety from time to time. That’s just …