A great way to combat the stimulus demons yourself is the ‘Inbox Zero’ method by Merlin Mann. By adjusting your own behavior, the burden of a mailbox full of stimuli weighs less on your shoulders. Michel Bouman (Microsoft) describes a derivative of the Inbox Zero method in Dutch . It does require a certain discipline and does not solve the attention seekers that come from your smartphone or wearable device (Microsoft Band, Apple Watch).
A trend towards more attention
Both online and offline we see a trend that things are getting smaller, simpler or more local. uganda phone number library All kinds of groups are popping up on Facebook, such as ‘Free pick-up in Rotterdam and surroundings’ or (yes, another music example, that’s where my interest lies) ‘Vinyl wanted and offered’. The choices are limited and that’s what makes it so nice. You had long forgotten about that one LP that is placed. But now it suddenly comes along. And it’s also in your neighborhood. The choice is more limited, but it gives so much more peace. And did you ever think of looking up that one
This may also explain the success of Instagram . You could almost accuse the social some content should remain private!network of offering only a few functions. You can’t place links, there are (still no) advertising possibilities and there are only limited possibilities to react; a like or a comment. In the article ‘I like Instagram’ Robinson Meyer (The Atlantic) describes why he embraces Instagram. It still gives him a certain peace, in contrast to Facebook for example with its many different forms of content (video, text, comments) and incessant alerts. Instagram deserves the attention it gets because of its simplicity.
Calm technology
In 1996 (the era of the PC) two employees of Xerox (Weiser and Brown) already wrote an article marketing list called ‘ The coming age of calm technology’ . In it they make the statement that it is not about technology itself, but about how technology relates to people.
