The IT Professional Brings it Home

Robert’s company, WIN-911, provides a software platform that makes factories and public infrastructure operate more efficiently in seventy countries throughout the world.  So when he had the opportunity to make his own digital life more efficient, he signed up without hesitation.

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Robbie Klein
Your Attention is a Fortress

As tech has burrowed itself deeper into our world, as we carry more unnecessary devices, and as we say “yes” to more things, we must be more thoughtful about what we allow into our world and not let our tools master us. And the answer isn’t just to “take a break.” It’s about reconfiguring our digital landscape so we can function as peaceful and effective humans...

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Robbie Klein
The Family Man Brings it All Together

Clifford runs a music production studio in Brooklyn, and his storied career has more years than both of his kids combined. His attention to detail with sound is top-notch, but when it came time to sorting out his photos, he needed some outside help with digital organization.

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Robbie Klein
Your Life as a Pyramid

Write down your daily routine. Start with breakfast and end with laying your head down on the pillow. Now separate your work time from your personal time. Now separate into commuting, eating, hygiene, socializing, etc.

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Robbie Klein
The Entrepreneur Tackles his Digital Efficiency

Although he’s only been in the city for a few months, Xander is already the archetypal multitasking New Yorker. Aside from his work in venture capital, he’s launching a new professional sports league focusing on olympic wrestling. Needless to say, he’s busy - all the more reason to look closely at his digital life so he could run on all cylinders.

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Robbie Klein
The Family Ringleader Fixes her Photos

Heather works at a home maintenance startup where she helps customers get their appliances, services, and processes in order. Yet at home, she was needing some help herself - over 50,000 photos had become scattered across different platforms, and she was dangerously close to losing all her data.

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Robbie Klein
The Invisible Pain of Technology

One of my clients is famous for living with less. He made the cover of a design magazine with his 350-square-foot apartment that converts, flips, and adapts to whatever his needs are. Not a single inch of his space is ignored, and everything has its right place. His home is beautiful and simple, it looks amazing, and it functions exactly as intended. But here’s the catch...

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Robbie Klein
Digital Minimalism, Pt. 3

Behind every great product is often a system of organization that doesn’t match the quality of work being put out. Companies focus on delivering such great content that they often forget to tidy their own shop. The problems, like stars, become impossible to count.

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Robbie Klein
Digital Minimalism, Pt. 1

Frank worked for a major university in New York for 12 years and built up a sizable address book in the process. He left the job to pursue non-profit work — told his colleagues he’d keep in touch when he left.

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Robbie Klein
Organize Your Digital Life

They say you can learn a lot about someone by the way they keep the entryway to their home. That table that holds all the junk, you know. The computer desktop is the digital equivalent of your front hallway — it sets the tone for the rest of your environment.

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Robbie Klein