Here is this week’s 1% MORE—4 short prompts using Mind over Tech’s M.O.R.E framework to trigger tiny improvements to your digital habits.

This week's theme is: 🧩 Connection

Mindsets and habits to connect with yourself and others, to be curious, and to learn in your digital life.

Mobilise.

a trigger to inspire motivation

Journalist and Author Manoush Zomorodi on the importance of making room for boredom:

“Our brains don’t just shut off when we’re bored. They’re still very active, using about 95% of the energy that an engaged brain requires. The difference is this: when bored, we become less focused and our mind starts drifting, shuffling through old memories and reflecting on the present and the future. We create unexpected connections, which lend themselves to creativity.”

Source: Bored and Brilliant

Observe.

an approach to gather data

Be curious about boredom. Observe what it feels like.

Reflect.

a prompt to inspire change

What is your own capacity to allow boredom into your life?

When boredom first shows it’s face, why can it be so uncomfortable—scary even—to simply stare straight back at it?

Experiment.

an invitation to disrupt your digital habits

Watch out for the next moment when boredom creeps in, and try to fully embrace it without distracting yourself with digital media.

Try this experiment

Each week we invite you and others from our community to run this experiment together. Learn from and support each other to realise 1% gains in your digital life.

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Until next week,

— Jonathan
Founder of Mind over Tech