PhD • Study • Tech • Sustainability
By Jack Shaw, senior writer and editor at Modded In the relentless rush of London life, finding a spare moment is difficult. When a rare pocket of free time appears, it is too easily swallowed by the exhausting black hole of mindless doomscrolling. Hungry to reclaim their focus and energy, a growing wave of young professionals is … Read more
Build a calmer digital study environment with a practical reset for notifications, apps, files, communication, focus and sustainable routines.
Choose sustainable student technology by prioritising existing devices, repairability, long support, energy efficiency and responsible end of life.
Digital clutter competes for limited attentional resources and triggers stress responses that interfere with optimal brain function during learning activities.
Use seven sustainable internet habits to reduce unnecessary streaming, background data, cloud duplication and device turnover without relying on misleading per-click claims.
Build a comfortable low-energy study setup with the equipment you own. Compare power settings, lighting and electricity costs with a worked example.
What the right to repair means, how laws differ across the US, EU, UK and Australia, and how to check your repair options in 2026.
Use ten practical eco-friendly tech habits to extend device life, repair wisely, buy refurbished, reduce energy waste and recycle electronics responsibly.
Learn what makes apps use battery, how to read Android and iPhone battery reports, and which settings and developer measurements reveal unnecessary energy use.
Build healthier technology habits for focused study, better recovery and sustainable learning without relying on a dramatic digital detox.