Hi there,
Have you ever felt restless and unable to sleep after using your phone in bed?
I have.
Usually, I would check my social media feeds, check emails and read articles on my phone before drifting off to sleep every night.
Last week, I swapped out that habit with reading a book.
I immediately noticed that I felt more relaxed and had a good night's sleep.
Maybe the blue light from my phone or a general feeling of restlessness after using my phone resulted in poor sleep quality.
Reading a book, however, had a calming effect.
So:
If you use your phone before bed and have trouble sleeping afterwards, try reading a book instead.
It might help as it did for me.
Before moving on to the apps and articles, I would like to thank Brijesh for buying me some coffee last week. 👏
Now, grab a coffee, sit tight, and enjoy this week's issue:
Book to Read
Wabi Sabi
This book is about finding beauty in simplicity and reconnecting with nature. When I was wrapped up in anxiety, this book helped me get back to a peaceful state — a must-read for all.
Get it from Amazon
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Apps & Services
Websites don't have to be based on the same boring templates that everyone uses. mmm.page lets you create a fun looking website with drag & drop functionality. I was blown away by how quick and easy it is to add GIFs, videos and stickers to a page. I'll
redesign my personal website with this app.
In
Issue #24, I featured Search Bar Shortcuts that lets you create shortcut commands
for long URLs. Jumprope takes that one level higher. With Jumprope, you can create new calendar invites, search your Google Drive, search Amazon and do more right from your browser’s address bar. It’s like
Alfred, but for the browser. Only available for Chrome right now.
Descript lets you edit your audio & videos like a document. You upload audio or a video, and Descript transcribes the media for you. The transcript is editable. As you cut/copy text in the transcript, the audio/video track updates to reflect the changes.
This tool makes audio and video editing super simple and saves a ton of time.
Sleeve is a tiny floating widget for macOS that shows track information of your currently playing song. It works with Apple Music and Spotify and requires macOS Big Sur & above. I love how I can customise the layout and positioning of the widget to my
taste. This app is a $5 one-time purchase.
Taking the Shortcut
Increase or decrease the volume in small increments in macOS.
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Interesting Reads
It's no secret that using computers have a detrimental effect on our bodies over time. This article is an interesting and long read which goes into the depths of the origin of computer usage related problems on the human body and the evolution over the
past decades. If you sit in front of a computer all day long, you would want to read this one.
Most of us are tuned to identifying problems around us and solve them. That's what we get paid for. But have you ever tried focusing on what's working instead of what's broken? When you double down on what's working, you progress further instead of constantly
fighting fires around you.
Although each of us has 24 hours every day, we only have a diluted amount of that time to work on our goals. This post will help you reclaim your time with a combination of reducing time spent on useless stuff and outsourcing
trivial tasks.
Nostalgia not only helps you form a deep connection with people around you, but it surprisingly motivates you through the tough times. Remembering the moments when you successfully surpassed an obstacle in the past can help you overcome your present hurdles.
Give it a try.
Everyone and their grandmother are on a roll investing in financial instruments which they might not fully understand. Investments like the hot cryptocurrencies right now. While cryptocurrencies or GameStop stocks might seem like the investments of choice
right now, you need to understand the actual math behind their recent surge. This article will help you know what's going on.
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