Bored and Brilliant Challenge 5: One Small Observation
For today's challenge, we want you to take note of one person, object, or interesting, uninventable detail you would have missed if your nose were glued to your phone.
6 Helmi 20157min
Bored and Brilliant Challenge 4: Take a Fauxcation
Your instructions: Craft an away-message like “I’m out, taking an intensive sushi making class! Wasabi fingers so no phone for me today!" Put it up for an hour, an afternoon, or the whole day. It's go...
5 Helmi 20158min
Bored and Brilliant Challenge 3: Delete That App
Your instructions for today: Delete that app. And listen in as our favorite casual cell phone video gamer confronts the designer of her worst addiction.
4 Helmi 201517min
Bored and Brilliant Challenge 2: Photo Free Day
We take 10 billion (yes, that's a "b") photos per year, mostly on our phones. Today, we want you to start seeing the world through your eyes, not your screen.
3 Helmi 20156min
Bored and Brilliant Challenge 1: In Your Pocket
Your instructions: As you move from place to place, keep your phone in your pocket, out of your direct line of sight. Better yet, keep it in your bag.
2 Helmi 20158min
What 95 Minutes of Phone Time a Day Does to Us
Prepare for our week of Bored and Brilliant challenges with a peek at the data we're gathering on how much you use your phone and what you want to change. Plus, a psychologist and neuroscientist put i...
28 Tammi 201519min
9 Things We Learned About Phones From a Teenager
"Hello, this is Grace from Westchester. I am 16-year-old girl. I have an iPhone 4 and I am going to record my activities for the next few days."
21 Tammi 201521min
The Case for Boredom
Minds need to wander to reach full potential, and all that time on your phone might be getting in the way. We're here to help with a big project called Bored and Brilliant: The Lost Art of Spacing Out...
12 Tammi 201515min
