The book fueling a movement against screens in schools

The Digital Delusion” connects the collapse in standardized test scores to the rise of education technology in public schools ...

Do You Actually Need to Pay for Transcription Software?

I tested Wispr Flow and various AI-powered transcription software to see whether you should bother subscribing or stick with ...

Remarkable Paper Pure vs. Boox Go 10.3: I used both tablets at work, and it comes down to this

ReMarkable Paper Pure vs. Boox Go 10.3: I used both tablets at work, and it comes down to this ...
Edutopia

Why Writing by Hand Beats Typing (in 6 Charts)

It may sound archaic in today’s tech-centric classrooms, but researchers around the world are digging into the powerful effects of handwriting, revealing how the act of putting pen (or pencil) to ...

The Remarkable Paper Pure Is The Best Way to Take Digital Notes

Instead of choosing between digital and physical notes, what if you could choose the best of both? That's where the ...

It does less on purpose: Why this new ‘zero-distraction’ tablet is the only way I can actually focus

The reMarkable Paper Pure offers the same cult-favourite writing experience as the Pro, but for £200 less. Is it the ...
The Guardian

‘It’s a distraction-free zone’: Gen Z on why they love going to the movies

Filmgoers born after 1997 are reviving cinemas’ hopes of survival. They tell us about the social experience where ‘there’s absolutely no commitment to chat’ People born between 1997 and 2012 are now ...
Forbes

Freewrite Wants You To Write A Novel In A Month With 50K May

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. NaNoWriMo is dead. Long live NaNoWriMo. Freewrite, the maker of distraction-free e-ink ...
The New York Times

The Best Digital Notebooks

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Kaitlyn Wells The reMarkable 2 has been discontinued. We're currently testing ...
Liliputing

Bee Write Back is a DIY distraction-free writing machine with OLED display and mechanical keyboard

The Bee Write Back is a writerDeck that combines a 5.5 inch AMOLED display with a small mechanical keyboard, a battery, and a few other odds and ends. It uses a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W for brains, and ...
GitHub

A minimal, fast-launching macOS plain text editor built with SwiftUI and AppKit for distraction-free writing, native desktop interactions, and efficient multi-tab editing.

NeatEditor is built around a simple goal: reduce interface noise and keep your attention on the text. Fast launch: avoid unnecessary blocking work on the app startup path. Space-first UI: keep the ...
Fast Company

Are you part of the ‘distraction economy’?

A client once described to me what happened after they had lived through a traumatic assault. For a long time, life stayed busy enough that they rarely had to think about it. Work, obligations, and ...