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Oliver Grant

How to Run Fewer Yet Better Meetings
Oliver Grant May 16, 2025

We’ve all been there: a calendar full of meetings, barely any space to breathe, and that creeping frustration of “this could’ve been an email.” The rise of remote work didn’t just shift where we work — it changed how we work. Unfortunately, many workplaces responded by scheduling more meetings, not better ones. Enter the age Read More

How to Track Screen Time and Actually Do Something About It
Oliver Grant May 13, 2025

You swore you were just going to check the time. Then an hour later, you’re knee-deep in TikToks, Instagram stories, and random articles you didn’t even intend to read. Sound familiar? You’re not alone. Screen time creep is real — and it robs you of focus, clarity, and hours you can’t get back. But tracking Read More

Maintaining Minimalist Digital Habits in a Hyperconnected World
Oliver Grant April 29, 2025

You’ve done the hard work: deleted the distractions, muted the pings, and embraced clarity. But in a world where everything is connected, and connection is everything, how do you stay minimalist with your tech habits? The truth is, digital minimalism isn’t a one-time detox — it’s a continuous practice. And maintaining it requires more than Read More

How to Clean Up Your Smartphone for Mental Clarity
Oliver Grant April 28, 2025

You check your phone to reply to a message, and 15 minutes later, you’ve scrolled through three apps, half-read a news alert, and forgotten what you picked it up for in the first place. It’s a modern-day loop so many of us fall into without noticing. We carry our phones everywhere. They’re our calendars, cameras, Read More

How to Stay Social Without Social Media
Oliver Grant April 28, 2025

Can you stay connected with friends, build new relationships, and maintain your social life without relying on Instagram, Facebook, or TikTok? The short answer: yes. In fact, many people find that offline relationships feel more fulfilling, less performative, and much richer. This guide will show you how to foster meaningful digital connections and real-world interactions Read More

The Benefits of Setting Device Usage Hours
Oliver Grant April 27, 2025

You check your phone. Then again, five minutes later. Then again, without realising. It’s not just you. The average person taps, swipes, or clicks their device more than 2,600 times a day. Most of this isn’t deliberate. It’s reflexive. It’s habitual. It’s exhausting. That’s why more people are turning to device usage hours — specific Read More

Building a Long-Term Digital Minimalism Plan
Oliver Grant April 25, 2025

There’s something satisfying about a digital detox. You clear the noise, reclaim your time, and breathe a little easier. But what happens after the detox ends? Do you go back to old habits, or build something new? For many, the challenge isn’t cutting back on screen time for a week. It’s maintaining that clarity over Read More

Practising Tech Mindfulness at Work
Oliver Grant April 21, 2025

Let’s be honest — most of us aren’t drowning in work because there’s too much to do. We’re drowning because there’s too much tech noise while we try to do it, Doing the meditation on the chair. From pinging Slack messages to email alerts, calendar pop-ups, and the ever-tempting tabs open in your browser, it’s Read More