BRNSFT Resources

A collection of useful tools for a healthy and balanced digital work

 

Featured resources

Apple Scripts to customize your Ikuna

Open Spotify and play playlist/track

-- Make sure we have the spotify-application on front and in focus
tell application "Spotify"
    activate
end tell

tell application "Spotify"
    play track "spotify:playlist:37i9dQZF1DWZeKCadgRdKQ"
end tell

Change Background to desired Image.

Copy the following code in a new AppleScript doc. Save it in the desired Ikuna Space.

tell application "System Events"
    tell every desktop
        set picture to "replace with img URL/Path"
    end tell
end tell

Getting IMG URL
Open Finder > Navigate to the Image > press ALT+CMD+P / or / Go to the Menubar > View > Show Path Bar
This will enable a small bar at the bottom of the Finder Window
Right click on the path > Copy [ImageName] Pathname
-> You now have the IMG URL/Path to replace in the AppleScript.

Useful links

wellbeing.google || What role does technology play in your life? – Reflect
Tips and tricks |+| well-being survey from google.

nesslabs
A community of curious humans who want to achieve more without sacrificing their mental health.

Sprout at work
Employee well-being | corporate.

Useful software

Forest App – Stay focused, stay present (Mobile App – iOS/Android)

Know how you spend your time.

Rize.io - MacOs intelligent time tracker. 14Day free -> 10$/mo

Resuce Time - Time tracker with smart goals and time trackers + Blockers 12$/mo

Timely - Automatic time tracker. Great if you have multiple projects, teams. 8$/mo

Ikuna

MacOs Productivity app for deep work and a meaningful life

Featured videos

 
 

Great insights into the importance of sleep in our productivity and overall performance.

Matthew Walker is Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, and Founder and Director of the Center for Human Sleep Science. Check out his book “Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams” on Amazon.

 

Work-Life balance doesn’t need to be a struggle. Find out how Nigel Marsh found a way to make it work and you can as well.

At TEDxSydney, Marsh lays out an ideal day balanced between family time, personal time and productivity — and offers some stirring encouragement to make it happen.

Productivity

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Well-Being

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