Digital Habit Lab

What are these “cards” we keep talking about on the podcast? To celebrate launching the cards on Kickstarter, join host Menka Sanghvi in a conversation with the founder of Mind over Tech as they reflect on their personal experience of testing out six digital habit lab cards that they’ve found really useful. And, find out how you can get your own deck now on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/j0nathan/digital-habit-lab?ref=9rnklh [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/j0nathan/digital-habit-lab?ref=9rnklh]

As part of her recent conversation with Menka, Tiu shared some advice on ways that you can use the Pomodoro technique as one part of a digital ritual.

How can we design rituals in the form of “moments of meaning” for ourselves to enable focus, deep work, wonder, rest, and healthy transitions from one mode to the next? Tiu de Haan is an expert in creating contexts to help us deeply connect to ourselves, to each other and to our innate creativity. Join host Menka Sanghvi in exploring with our guest how we can apply these ideas to our digital lives. See Full Shownotes - mot.fyi/podcast/tiu [https://mot.fyi/podcast/tiu]

Regardless of our intentions, technology is designed with it’s own “goals” based on its success metrics. In a way, tech has its own intentions for us, leading to that misalignment we sometimes feel! This is the second of two episodes in which host Menka Sanghvi speaks to designer and author Scott Riley. This time the conversation is about autonomy, intrinsic motivation, and being more creative with the digital tools we use. Warning: Scott speaks honestly and passionately about these subjects, and at times the language in this episode may not be suitable for young ears! See Full Shownotes - mot.fyi/podcast/scott [https://mot.fyi/podcast/scott]

What if technology were designed to work in harmony with what our brains really want? In this first of two episodes with designer and author Scott Riley, host Menka Sanghvi talks with him about his personal journey and challenges with mental health, and what inspired him to write his groundbreaking book “Mindful Design”. Listen in to discover more about how technology, even in its most “accessible” form, is designed to meet our needs only partially and superficially. Scott is deeply concerned about how this impacts people negatively, not just because of individual differences in capability, but also due to social inequality. He calls for more consideration for all kinds of cognitive load, whether it’s due to mental health, neurodivergence, poverty or racism. In this conversation Menka and Scott take on these complex subjects with respect and humour, inviting listeners to reflect on their own relationship with technology, and consider where design decisions might be harming them. Warning: Scott speaks honestly and passionately about these subjects, and at times the language in this episode may not be suitable for young ears! See Full Shownotes - mot.fyi/podcast/scott [https://mot.fyi/podcast/scott]