You may say that I’m a dreamer, but it appears I’m not the only one. Kevin Duncan has written an interesting book about dealing with the digital deluge. His book is Revolution: Tame Your Technology …Get Your Life Back is worth a look.

Here are a few of his top tips

1. Turn everything off once in a while to create thinking time
2. Walk away from your machines and go somewhere quiet
3. Try creating some online thinking time
4. Use simple technology like pen and paper to note good thoughts
5. Link time and tools to the problem or issue at hand
6. Your approach to technology should be influenced by your location
7. Remove alerts on all computers and devices
8. Always turn your phone off when you need to think
9. Design time slots to look at or use your devices.
10. Making thinking time part of your routine

More here.

BTW, if you are thinking about a book for Christmas – possibly something future orientated – here are some further thoughts from my bookshelf.

– Rough Guide to the Future by Jon Turney
– What’s Next Edited by Max Brockman
– The Future of the Internet by Jonathan Zittrain
– Physics of the Future by Michio Kaku
– The World in 2050 by Laurence C. Smith
– An Optimists Tour of the Future by Mark Stevenson
– 2030: Technology That Will Change the World by Rutger Vsan Sabten, Djan Khoe & Bram Vermeer.

And don’t forget my books of course!