How to remain productive and flourish in an age of digital distraction

Presented by Anastasia Dedyukhina, founder of Consciously Digital@ConsciDigital

Agenda● Intro: about Consciously Digital and my story● How our brain works: memory, neuroplasticity,

dopamine and the myth of multitasking● Why online products are addictive● Four principles to help you thrive ● Questions/Networking

Please, leave your devices aside for the next 30 minutes…

About Consciously Digital• We are a London-based training and coaching company

that helps people manage their online and offline behaviour and be more productive in an age of digital distraction

• We offer online and offline courses for individuals and companies

• More info at: www.consciously-digital.com

We underestimate time spent online

● What would you do if you had two extra hours a day?● What would you do if you had one extra month a year?

● How much time did you think you spend?

Example:~6.6 hours, or 400 minutes

● How much time do you really spend?

Example:~8.7 hours, or 520 minutes

Take the test at: http://www.consciously-digital.com/how-much-time-do-you-really-spend-online.html

How our brain works● Short-term and long-term memory

● Neuroplasticity

● Dopamine

● Myth of multitasking

Our brain gets distracted when reading texts with hyperlinks…

…and seeing notifications

How addiction is formed

The more time you invest in creating online content, the more addicted you become…

Inspirational reading• Hooked: A Guide to Building Habit-Forming Products by Nir Eyal

• The Shallows: How the internet is changing the way we think, read and remember by Nicholas Carr

• In Praise of Slow: How a Worldwide Movement is Challenging the Cult of Speed by Carl Honore

• The World Beyond Your Head. How to Flourish in an Age of Distraction by Matthew Crawford

Staying in touch

Twitter: @ConsciDigital

Free digital detox course: www.consciously-digital.com/digital-detox-in-a-week-

free.html

Voucher code (50% off all courses until the end of 2015): IW151215