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Issue No. 186: 3 Things You'll Notice During Your First 'Digital Detox'—By A Psychologist
You Won't Stop Procrastinating Until You Follow These 5 Habits
Jenae Spry
May 30, 2025
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Issue No. 186
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The Rundown
3 Things You'll Notice During Your First 'Digital Detox'—By A Psychologist
Knowledge graphs: An introduction
You Won't Stop Procrastinating Until You Follow These 5 Habits
Google is launching a Gemini integration in Chrome
Claude Hybrid reasoning model that pushes the frontier
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📈 Performance
Running a business means being glued to screens, but what happens when we actually disconnect? This Forbes piece reveals some surprising findings about what happens in those first days away from social media.
"Social media has become inseparable from our routines, so much so that we—often unknowingly—dedicate hours of our days to scrolling through our Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter timelines. In doing so, have we lost touch with the tangible, real-world activities that brought us joy prior to our discovery of social media?"
Key Insights:
Empty time reveals opportunity (Example: The average person spends 7 hours daily on screens - imagine reinvesting that into business growth)
Hobbies become rewarding again (Example: Tasks requiring focus like strategic planning feel more manageable)
Business can thrive without constant connectivity (Example: Improved sleep and reduced anxiety lead to better decision-making)
Read the full article for detailed research findings and a science-backed test to evaluate your relationship with social media.
⚙️ Optimization
Ever feel like your SEO strategy is based more on guesswork than data? This deep dive shows how search engines use knowledge graphs to understand what your customers are actually searching for.
"With a knowledge graph, traditional data limitations fall away, enabling you to see relationships that drive SEO success – whether that's through smarter keyword clustering, trend spotting or content recommendations based on real user behavior."
Key Insights:
Search engines connect topics intelligently (Example: Understanding when "apple pie recipe" and "how to bake apple pie" mean the same thing)
Relationships matter more than keywords (Example: Google knowing a "café" is also a "restaurant" and a "coffee shop")
Content context drives rankings (Example: Understanding that content about "java" could mean coffee or programming based on surrounding topics)
Read the full article for detailed explanations of how search engines interpret your content and practical ways to optimize for knowledge graphs.
⏲️ Time Management
Those half-finished projects sitting in your task list aren't going anywhere until you address the real reasons behind procrastination. This piece breaks down practical solutions for business owners who wear too many hats.
"I often use the low-hanging fruit method when I am overwhelmed with tasks. For example, let's say it is Monday morning, and I have six top-priority tasks to complete by noon. I will prioritize and complete any task on my list that can be completed in less than thirty minutes."
Key Insights:
Set multiple reminders (Example: Using Alexa, Siri, and sticky notes in combination)
Give yourself buffer time (Example: Promise end-of-week instead of specific morning delivery)
Tackle quick wins first (Example: Complete all sub-30-minute tasks before large projects)
Read the full article for all five proven habits and real-world examples from successful entrepreneurs.
💻 Tools & Technology
If you're constantly switching between browser tabs and AI tools to research, compare options, or simplify complex information for your business, you're about to get some relief. Google's new Gemini integration puts AI assistance directly in Chrome, eliminating the tab-juggling dance we've all mastered.
"At launch, the integration will allow users to ask Gemini to clarify complex information on a page that they're visiting. It will also be able to summarize information. For example, you could open up a page that features a banana bread recipe and ask Gemini to make the recipe gluten free. Or, you could use Gemini to help you pick out the perfect plan for your bedroom depending on the lighting conditions. Another use case could be asking Gemini to create a pop quiz based on the topics covered in the web page you're visiting."
Key Insights:
The integration works on whatever page you're already viewing, so you can instantly get clarification on complex contracts, industry reports, or technical documentation without copying and pasting text into separate AI tools.
Future updates will let Gemini work across multiple tabs simultaneously, meaning you could compare competitor pricing, product features, or vendor proposals without manually switching between pages.
Google's targeting the "30-minute tasks into three-click journeys" goal, which could transform routine research tasks like market analysis or supplier comparisons into much faster processes.
Read the full article for rollout timeline details, subscription requirements, and upcoming features like automated website navigation.
🤖 AI
Running a business means juggling countless tasks that could theoretically be automated - if only AI tools were actually smart enough to handle complex, multi-step work without constant hand-holding. Claude's new Opus 4 model might finally bridge that gap between "AI that can write emails" and "AI that can actually run parts of your business."
Claude Opus 4 delivers state-of-the-art performance on complex agent applications, with strong results on TAU-bench and exceptional accuracy for long-horizon tasks. From autonomously managing multi-channel marketing campaigns to orchestrating cross-functional enterprise workflows, Claude Opus 4 powers sophisticated agent architectures that expand AI capabilities for your products and services.
Key Insights:
This isn't just another chatbot upgrade - it can handle extended, multi-day projects autonomously, like managing entire marketing campaigns or coordinating workflows across different business functions.
The hybrid reasoning system lets you choose between instant responses for quick questions or deep, step-by-step thinking for complex problems, giving you control over both speed and thoroughness.
For developers and tech-savvy business owners, the pricing structure includes up to 90% savings with prompt caching, making sophisticated AI automation more accessible than enterprise-level solutions.
Read the full article for detailed use cases, benchmark results, and pricing information for integrating advanced AI agents into your business operations.
👀 Read, Watch, Listen
This week’s awesome books, YouTube videos, newsletters, etc. to add to your list!
In "Indistractable," behavioral design expert Nir Eyal presents a four-step model to overcome distraction and harness technology productively. Rather than advocating device abstinence, he explores the psychology behind distraction and offers practical techniques for controlling attention. The book addresses workplace culture, time management, relationships, and raising children in a digital age. Eyal, who previously wrote about making technology habit-forming, now shows readers how to master their attention and achieve their most important goals while using technology mindfully.
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