The Unpluq Blog
At Unpluq our goal is to help you improve how you spend your time. On our Blog, we write about things related to productivity, digital wellbeing, mindfulness & anything else that we find interesting!
Walk to Unblock apps – a new distraction barrier in Unpluq
Exciting news -- now you can set a step goal to unblock your apps. That's right, take a walk to access TikTok, Insta, games, Reddit, Twitter--whatever your kryptonite is. It's our newest distraction barrier and much requested.Reduce your screentime and improve your...
Digital Minimalism: 3 Best Practices to Incorporate It in Your Life
Digital clutter is a real problem, and it’s something that affects most of us in our daily lives. As most of us work in tech-heavy industries, we understand how important it is to keep your digital house clean. But what is digital minimalism? And how do you...
Unpluq Tag to Reduce Screen Time: Soon on Kickstarter
The Unpluq Tag allows its users to save 65+ minutes of screen time, every day. Smartphones have been around for over a decade now and they have rapidly evolved since then. We are looking at a stage where everybody is going to be carrying one phone or another on them...
App Blocker – 3 Reasons To Try One Today!
In today's world, where distractions are always lurking in the background, it's hard to stay focused on anything you want to do. Technology is a great thing, but it can be hard to focus when you are surrounded by screens. Our phones are like having a digital...
It’s about time! Introducing “Time Saved” by Unpluq ⌛
The digital age brings many advantages, but also poses a number of challenges to us. With increasing screen time and the rise of social media, we are more connected than ever before. But at the same time, never before have we been so distracted and disconnected from...
5 Tips to Consider While Choosing a Screen Time App
The average smartphone user checks their phone 80 times per day. That’s once every 12 minutes. Moreover, a study found that about 90% of people experience some sort of phantom vibration syndrome (PVS), which causes feelings of anxiety and restlessness when you think...
4 Ways to Improve Your Focus and Concentration
It can be very difficult to focus in today's world. You may find yourself with a wandering mind or unable to concentrate on the task at hand. Researchers in Canada have found that since the year 2000, meaning the smartphone revolution began, the average attention span...
Shake Your Phone for Five Seconds to Get on Social Media
DELFT, December 3, 2021 – Unpluq, a startup from the Netherlands, has developed an app that reduces smartphone distraction in a unique way. There are already quite a few apps that try to solve this problem, but the research by the startup showed that these solutions...
Verslaafd aan je smartphone? Deze Nederlandse startup wil je helpen
Tim Smits (L) en Jorn Rigter van Unpluq. © Fred Leeflang De meeste smartphone gebruikers zullen het herkennen. Even scrollen door je favoriete apps en voor je het weet ben je een uur verder. Meestal is dat nogal zonde van je tijd. Met Unpluq moet je fysiek moeite doen...
Clean up your room to clean up your mind
Our mental state reflects in the state of our room. However, this also works the other way around. Clean up your room to clean up your mind!
How do you compare yourself to others?
We always compare ourselves to others. But does this make us happier? This article helps you with comparing less, and living more.
The 30 minute block approach – work effectively
Everybody thinks they’re great at multitasking, but research suggests single-tasking is the way to go. Try the 30 minute block approach!
Another Shiny Fruit – Digitally Obese
Imagine you are walking through a forest. You come across a large tree, with tasty-looking shiny fruits on them. You pluck one of the fruits from the trees and eat it. You’re amazed by what happens next! From the place you plucked the fruit, another even shinier fruit...
Unpluq your Digital Habits
It's the start of a new year and we often reflect on our physical habits. We make resolutions to eat more greens, going to the gym, or getting up earlier. But what about our digital habits ? What are digital habits? The past year pushed us to be more digitally...
Burnout – How are you really doing?
Reading time: 4 minutes. How are you really doing? Burnouts have been increasing since the start of the pandemic. I have been seeing this first-hand all around me as well. People that are close to me are displaying clear symptoms of a burnout. But recognizing the...
Learn something new instead of mindless scrolling
It takes 20 hours to become reasonably good at something. We scroll an average of 60 hours per month. Plenty of time to learn something new!