MindFull: A Digital Wellbeing and Productivity Management System

I think MindFull offers a framework that brings digital wellbeing and productivity management together. Digital technology is essential for education, work and everyday communication. Therefore, the solution to distraction cannot simply be to avoid screens.   Users need tools that help them understand their habits and decide how technology should fit into their goals. The proposed system addresses this need through activity monitoring user-defined classification, task and goal management focus sessions, behavioural summaries and personalized feedback.   The design keeps the user involved in decisions about what counts as productive and what recommendations are appropriate. The next important step is evaluation.   A working prototype should be tested with users. Results should be reported using measures such as task completion, focus behaviour, digital activity patterns and perceived control.   MindFull could then provide a foundation for digital wellbeing systems that are more contextual, personalised and human-centred. In short, the goal is not to use technology at any cost. The goal is to use it intentionally and in ways that support what matters to the user.

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