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5 Stages of Grief

By David Werdiger | 1 min read

Society is grieving its relationship with social media. And like all grief, it’s moving through stages.   ...

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What Bondi Taught Me About Grief

By David Werdiger | 3 min read

The terrorist attack at Bondi Beach hit us all hard, and along the way taught me an important lesson about the power ...

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Tech Boundaries

By David Werdiger | 1 min read

Technology makes life easier, but it rarely gives us our time back. Work follows us home, notifications interrupt res...

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Supersize Me

By David Werdiger | 1 min read

Super Size Me showed us the cost of “more.” The same logic now drives endless scroll. More isn’t better.Sometimes the...

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Mindset Shifts

By David Werdiger | 1 min read

Reclaiming your time starts with changing how you think about it. The Power of Pause Toolkit isn’t about doing less, ...

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Pressing pause: Why stepping away is the new measure of wealth

By David Werdiger | 9 min read

By Kristen Oliveri In a world that never stops scrolling, pinging, and demanding our attention, the most radical act ...

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Making The Pause Habit Stick

By David Werdiger | 1 min read

We all start the year with good intentions and new habits. But willpower fades and tech is designed to pull us back i...

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Unintended Consequences of Tech

By David Werdiger | 1 min read

Everyone talks about Orwell when it comes to tech and control, but Aldous Huxley might’ve been more accurate. What st...

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Why AFL is the best

By David Werdiger | 1 min read

Super Bowl week always reminds me why AFL is the best game in the world. I’ve looked at every major sport through fou...

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A friend who observes the Sabbath said something to me recently that hasn't left my head:

"A day without the phone is better than a holiday with it."

No notifications. No scrolling. No half-presence while your mind is somewhere else. Just one day, fully here.

We spend so much

The biggest mistake in succession planning?

Assuming the baton can be handed off when the time comes.

Great transitions happen long before the handoff.

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