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Overcoming Smartphone Addiction: How to Effectively Reduce Mindless Screen Time

April 25, 2021 by Andrew Walsh Leave a Comment

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In my articles about digital productivity, I’ve discussed topics like tech habit formation and getting into a flow state. But in order to truly assess our productivity today, we need to grapple with one particular piece of equipment that promises to make our lives easier but in reality causes all sorts of new problems. To find […]

Filed Under: Digital Productivity Tagged With: Habits, Smartphones

Reaching a Flow State for Improved Digital Productivity

February 1, 2021 by Andrew Walsh Leave a Comment

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Staying productive in a digital and tech-addicted world is far from easy, and it’s easy to get sidetracked by the allure of shiny new tools like apps, browser plugins, and the like that all promise to give you results. But in order to achieve significant and lasting behavioral change, you need to start within. This […]

Filed Under: Digital Productivity Tagged With: Flow, Smartphones

How to Set Better Goals That Will Make You More Productive Online

December 16, 2020 by Andrew Walsh Leave a Comment

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With distractions everywhere these days–from browser tabs to phone notifications–it can seem challenging if not impossible to actually get major things done. So how can we be more productive in the digital age? One of the best things you can do to increase your productivity is to adjust the way you set your goals so […]

Filed Under: Digital Productivity Tagged With: Flow and Focus, Goals, Habits

How to Create Your Own Website: Free and Self-Hosted Blogs

September 1, 2020 by Andrew Walsh Leave a Comment

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Resources mentioned in this article: GoDaddy (domain names/web hosting) Bluehost (web hosting), WordPress (blogging platform), Studiopress (premium blog templates) One of the most important aspects of today’s web is the ease with which people can create and share their own content. This marks a major shift from a culture in which an elite group controlled the publication […]

Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: Blogging, Business, WordPress

New Journal Article on Sinclair Librarians and Affordable Learning

July 16, 2020 by Andrew Walsh Leave a Comment

Back in 2017 I shared a conference presentation that I did on OER (Open Educational Resources, specifically textbooks). Since then, that work has continued and I’m excited to share a new publication today. It’s a peer-reviewed article in the journal Reference Services Review. They put out a call for submissions for a special issue focused […]

Filed Under: Open Education Tagged With: Textbooks

New Video on Dayton History

May 25, 2020 by Andrew Walsh Leave a Comment

I’ve been writing articles about the history of Dayton for a few years now (as well as a book!), but only recently recorded my first video on the subject. Thankfully I’d been playing around with recording and screensharing for working remotely which first culminated in my series of three videos all about spotting and avoiding […]

Filed Under: Local History

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As an academic librarian, I'm interested in how emerging technologies are changing how we search, learn, and create online. I cover topics like evaluating source credibility, digital productivity, and the impact of AI.

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