{"id":11231,"date":"2021-06-25T09:00:03","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T13:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/limetech.co\/?p=11231"},"modified":"2021-06-25T09:00:03","modified_gmt":"2021-06-25T13:00:03","slug":"fresh-tech-june-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tjarb.com\/limetech\/blog\/limetech-updates\/fresh-tech-june-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresh Tech &#8212; June 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Our monthly series &#8212; Fresh Tech &#8212; a collection of fun things on the web that sparked our interest with their fresh takes on tech. This month, we enjoy the more leisurely pace of summer with new book suggestions, consider ways to reduce stress by simplifying, have a little fun with short films and drive-in movies, and more. Pour a glass of something cool and read on&#8230;<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><b>June is for Fresh Ideas<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11063 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/limetech.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/pexels-samson-katt-5225492-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"cute couple taking a selfie\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>Summer is often about no school, family vacations, and catching up with friends. We\u2019re all ready for some social time, after a year+ mostly spent at home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also a time when our routines are disrupted such that we have a chance to reflect on our relationship with work. How often do we consider the daily habits that may, or may not, be serving us well?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So in that spirit, this month\u2019s topics touch on ways we can improve our awareness and perhaps make some beneficial changes, in both our professional and personal lives.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Design<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you often wonder, as we do, why so many products are badly designed? This article gets to the heart of it with some simple <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/90647471\/why-so-many-products-are-badly-designed\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">strategies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for avoiding creating digital or physical products with poor design. These same principles could be applied to our home and personal lives too.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Innovation<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have you seen Monocle film\u2019s digital decency manifesto? It\u2019s well stated and expertly animated in less than 2 \u00bd minutes. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have a watch:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZzLnjTEmx1Y\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the small screen to the big screen: If you haven\u2019t been to a drive-in movie for a few years, or a few decades, this <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/90647471\/why-so-many-products-are-badly-designed\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">article<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will update you on some of the upgrades. New tech, ticketing, and food options have been developed recently, as drive-ins are reviving, in the post-pandemic entertainment sphere.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Work Life<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this insightful Fast Company Magazine <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/90646354\/experiencing-decision-fatigue-try-these-4-tips-to-free-up-your-brain-space\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">article<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on decision fatigue, the author helps us to focus our energy where it counts with some easy tips and wise words from Thoreau:<\/span><i> <\/i><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In his seminal 1854 book Walden, Henry David Thoreau wrote, \u201cour life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify, simplify! I say, let your affairs be as two or three, and not a hundred or a thousand; instead of a million count half a dozen, and keep your accounts on your thumbnail.\u201d Even after over 160 years, Thoreau couldn\u2019t have been more correct.<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><b>Screen-Free Saturdays<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11233 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/tjarb.com\/limetech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/DeathtoStock_Clementine2-1-300x194.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" \/>Need some direction on your kids\u2019 summer reading list? Check out Wired Mag\u2019s ultimate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/gallery\/books-summer-reading-recommendations-kids-teens-2021\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">recommendations <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for kids and teens.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And not to be left by ourselves without a new book, while the kids are in the backyard reading in a tree&#8230;It looks like there are some <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vulture.com\/article\/summer-books-preview-2021.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">interesting recent publications<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in this list, recommended by Vulture Magazine. Do let us know if you\u2019ve read any of these titles and particularly enjoyed them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Want more? Catch up on last month\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\"><em>Happy Summer!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><b><i>LimeTech<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a creative tech company with a focus on innovation and adaptive change. We use technical know-how, design skills, and deep experience in entrepreneurship to help companies advance their business goals. 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