Sep 24, 2019
Welcome to episode 47 of My Pocket Psych, where we explore the impact of using analogue tools in a digital work.
Why Do some people prefer to use pen and paper when there are a range of digital alternatives? Which works best? In which contexts? Also, Richard reviews 'The Bullet Journal' - an approach to using notebooks to manage focus, productivity and wellbeing.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
WorkLifePsych’s 5th Birthday: https://www.worklifepsych.com/five-years-in/
Wellbeing news
- Stop keeping your phone by your bed: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/aug/25/my-life-better-stopped-keeping-phone-by-bed
- The efficacy of smartphone based therapy interventions: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wps.20673#.XXZJ-OJyZZw.twitter
Effectiveness news
- DropboxConnect: https://dropboxconnect.co.uk
- TUC research into the availability of flexible working arrangements: https://www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/news/articles/most-staff-say-flexible-working-not-available
- Shake Shack in Las Vegas trialing 4-day weeks for managers: https://www.nrn.com/fast-casual/shake-shack-tests-four-day-workweek-managers
Productivity news
Apple's new Reminders App coming on Sept 19th: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205890
Analogue in a digital world
- Students seem to prefer pen and paper: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/pen-and-paper-beats-computers-retaining-knowledge#survey-answer
- Are we more likely to lie in email than in a handwritten note? https://digest.bps.org.uk/2010/04/08/people-lie-more-in-email-than-when-using-pen-and-paper/
- Writing vs laptops in academic settings: https://cpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/sites.udel.edu/dist/6/132/files/2010/11/Psychological-Science-2014-Mueller-0956797614524581-1u0h0yu.pdf
- A replication study that contradicts the 2014 study: https://www.learningscientists.org/blog/2019/2/21-1
- Benefits of the approach - writing vs keyboard: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110119095458.htm
- The Bullet Journal Method: http://www.bulletjournal.com