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?? ?????? ???????? ???????? ?????????????? ?????? ???? ???????????????? ?????????? ?????? ???????? ?????????????????? ?????? ???????? ????????????????????. ?? Ik kocht de Nokia "burner" telefoon op de foto en gebruikte deze ongeveer 1,5 jaar. Dit was mijn meest productieve periode ooit. Ik behaalde eindelijk mijn master, maakte lekker veel uren als ZZP'er en begon te werken aan het idee van Bayrock. Aan de andere kant was het ook heel vreemd om eigenlijk nooit echt op de hoogte te zijn van wat er in mijn sociale kringen gebeurde. Bij vrienden of op verjaardagen kwam ik midden in een gesprek terecht dat al dagenlang via WhatsApp gaande was en mensen die mij niet kenden vonden het raar (en verdacht) dat ik geen smartphone had. Terwijl ik bezig was met Bayrock Network op te zetten, voelde het niet oké dat ik zelf zo ‘out of touch’ was met alle digitale ontwikkelingen en niet bereikbaar was via WhatsApp of LinkedIn. Dus kocht ik weer een smartphone. Al snel verviel ik in mijn oude gewoontes, totdat ik toevallig de unpluq key ontdekte. Hiermee kon je afleidende apps alleen gebruiken als je de key in je telefoon stopte. Op zich handig, maar destijds verre van perfect en toen de mijne kapot ging, gaf ik het weer op. Totdat mijn dochtertje laatst vroeg: “????????, ???????????? ?????? ?????? ???????? ?????? ???? ???????? ???????? ???????? ???? ?????? ?????? ???? ???????????? ???????? ???? ???????????????? ???? ?????????????” ?? Ik besefte hierdoor weer hoe vaak en hoe makkelijk ik afgeleid raak door mijn telefoon. Ik nam contact op met Jorn, bestelde de vernieuwde UNPLUQ tag, en ik merkte vanaf dag 1 al een enorm verschil. Mijn kinderen vinden het geweldig om met de tag te kunnen bepalen wanneer ik op mijn telefoon mag. En het is stiekem heerlijk om vragen te krijgen als: “Waarom reageer je niet op Insta?” of “Heb je die meme gezien die ik je stuurde?” Nope, die heb ik dus niet gezien, en dat bevalt me prima. #ABDGAF

When I spent a summer in zombie-mode ?? after a burnout, I had no idea it would lead to helping hundreds of thousands of people ??. After meeting Jorn Rigter, I signed onto my founder journey to get Unpluq into the hands of people around the world ??, to change our digital habits and to create health boundaries with our phones--not just for adults, but for their kids, too. Flash forwards three years and we know a lot more ?? today than we knew when we started. - 2/3rds of Americans admit they feel addicted to their phones - The companies enabling our social media & phone addictions certainly won't be the ones that support us in fixing it - Kids whose parents have higher screen time are impacted in their ability to learn, focus, and succeed in life - Teens with screen time over ~2h have much higher rates of self harm, depression, and anxiety ?? But it doesn't have to be all bad. We're building to help people, and you can be part of our journey, be part of the change that needs to happen as we navigate the growing pains of the internet at our fingertips. So let's go. You can invest ???and be part of Unpluq from just $250. Do you want to see us all make more eye ?? contact? Feel more fulfilled? Scroll less ?? ? Connect more? Let's do it together.

I tried all the app-blockers. Found the one that actually works: Unpluq. Their physical Unpluq tag to 'unblock' apps is the magic sauce. So I reached out. Now we're teaming up. Comment 'UNPLUQ' if you want to try a free special Stolp? x Unpluq bundle.

Excited to write this holiday gift guide for Fast Company, featuring 10 products designed to help reduce stress and cognitive load. The list includes Calm Tech Certified?? products Airthings View Plus, Daylight Computer Co., Time Timer MOD HOME, and Unpluq's Unpluq Tag. If you're looking for a gift for a loved one, but aren't interested in attention-grabbing tech, then this list might help! And of course, the best gift is kindness and time. https://lnkd.in/gHF2KUZx #calmtech #attention #gifts

? I’m very excited to announce the launch of Calm Tech Certified?, a new certification program from the Calm Tech Institute! The certification is a seal of approval for products that best respect our time, attention, and humanity. ? Calm Tech Certified? gives brands a competitive edge by ensuring their products are designed to minimize distractions, enhance engagement, and foster lasting customer loyalty. To do that, we’ve created a rigorous certification evaluation process. Calm Tech Certified? utilizes a 81 point specification process that?ranks products on their use of attention, periphery, robustness, light, sound and materials. To help inaugurate Calm Tech Certified?, we've awarded certifications to a select group of products that satisfy the standard. Congratulations to Airthings View Plus, Daylight Computer Co.'s Daylight Computer I, Time Timer's Time Time MOD HOME, and Unpluq's Unpluq Tag + Premium Subscription! Thank you all for supporting the Calm Tech Institute as it launches and grows! You can read more about Calm Tech Certified? on the Calm Tech Institute website: https://lnkd.in/gwXKUEC6 If you want to enter a product you’re working on into our certification program, please get in touch! #calmtech #attention #design #calmtechcertified #productdesign

It's not our children's fault. Using a mobile phone with intention is incredibly hard, because they are have to fihgt against Big Tech trying to keep them glued to a device all day. The phone is a powerful drug in children's hands, but we leave it up to our kids to "use it less". The built-in screen time tools of Apple and Google, Snapchat and others are so useless, we have tried them all. If you have children like I do, the conversations and fights about their phone usage will leave you exhausted, and make them feel like they failed. The team at Unpluq had a simple idea: change the medium to break a habit. You decide which apps you want to use less, and can only access these apps if you tap the unpluq tag against your phone. A simple trick, but very effective. I have been supporting the stellar Unpluq team since last year and would like to point you to their Wefunder campaign. The team is raising money for their next stage of growth, helping millions more people of all ages. This is a cause well worth your investment.

Great to see Unpluq highlighted in the BBC alongside our partners at dumbwireless and the folks over at Techless (cc: Jonathan Mesh)

Unpluq: Empowering Digital Balance