Attention and focus
Distraction, open tabs and procrastination: what pulls your attention away from the work, and how to take it back.
Diane
Nov 5, 2026
The feed never ends: why you never know when you're done
A book has a last page, a news feed does not. Why the missing ending wears you out more than the volume, what serialized novels understood long ago, and the Windows setting that cuts the most noise.
Diane
Nov 5, 2026
Messaging on Windows: one alert layer is enough
Your messaging apps interrupt you because each one rings in turn. Why one alert layer changes more than any app does, and how to set it up on Windows 11 in ten minutes.
Diane
Nov 5, 2026
A one-hour meeting does not cost one hour
Your calendar counts sixty minutes. Your morning often loses much more, because the meeting splits your focus block in two. What Microsoft's published data says, and a reply to keep in your mail client.
Diane
Nov 5, 2026
RSS: follow the web without letting an algorithm pick for you
Every site you open out of habit sends you to a page sorted for you. RSS lets you decide what enters your day: the mechanism, its limits, and a 15-minute action you can take today.
Diane
Nov 5, 2026
Social media presence without losing your day to it
Post less often but consistently, set a ceiling you can keep and schedule ahead: a social presence that does not take the rest of your day. What the free plans of three tools tell you.
Diane
Nov 5, 2026
Your video call loses five minutes before it even starts
The link, the mic, the camera, 'can you hear me?'. Starting a video call costs more than you count. The math on your own calendar, and a three-minute routine to set up once.
Diane
Nov 5, 2026
Your inbox is not a to-do list
An email you read without deciding comes back every time you open it. Why the volume is not what wears you down, and a ten-minute action to get the returning emails out of your inbox.
Diane
Nov 1, 2026
Open tabs: the attention debt you don't see
Every tab you keep open for 'later' costs you attention today. Here is how it adds up, and how to shrink the pile in one evening.
Diane
Oct 22, 2026
It's not your phone that's distracting you
You block sites, hide your phone, and still drift off? Distraction starts before the screen, with a discomfort you are escaping. How it works, and the ten-minute method to try today on Windows.
Diane
Oct 22, 2026
Productive procrastination: when tweaking Windows replaces real work
Hours spent tweaking your PC, comparing apps and installing tools, while the important work still waits? It is not a tool problem. How the trap works, and the one-line test to run before every install.