The Blog

This 15 minute clip from contemporary educationalist Sir Ken Robinson in 2014 caught our eye.

Piilo and the MindUnwired Community are encouraging smartphone users to halve screen time. But is this a bit too extreme?

Here's a behind the scenes insight into a conversation between Sari and Mychael about Piilo's sustainability credentials.

Piilo and MindUnwired aren't 'anti-screen time'. We're about balance.

The ongoing conversation around children and smartphone usage takes an interesting turn in the UK.

This is interesting…

Young people in the UK are for the first time spending more time using their mobile phones rather than watching TV…

Most of us spend too much time on our phones...

This little newspaper story about Sara Davies, UK Dragon (Dragon's Den TV Show) captured the imagination last week…

You missed this one. But that's OK. There may be more!

MindUnwired Community members Mychael and Lisa from Old Post Office in Northumberland, Northern England, have two holiday cottages…

We've all made the excuse haven't we? We take our phones to bed because we need the alarm to wake us up…

This short article from the BBC Newsround website in June 2025, targeting children, is interesting…

Instead of staring at your phone for hours a day, pick up this new skill and make things...

We recently recommended Jenny Odell's book, How To Do Nothing…

Here at MindUnwired and Piilo we have a lot of respect for The Offline Club…

Why it might be a good idea to plan for a clearer mind by planning to cut down screen time…

I write about the benefits of planning for lower screen time quite a bit…

Here's a Guest Fieldnote from Camilla, friend of Sari, MindUnwired and Piilo, exploring and thinking about how we learn best.

Instead of staring at your phone for hours a day, pick up this new skill and make things...

“Nothing is harder to do these days than nothing…”

A decent product that's focussed on the change we want to see at MindUnwired.

Here's a fabulous article about Piilo at the Kotona website.

I don't think I could love this any more than I do right now.

Interesting! Not just an app that blocks apps!

Parenting Author, Speaker, Broadcaster & Mum Sue Atkins gives useful tips, advice and scripts for parents of juniors and younger teens on smartphone ownership.

Ah yes. The irony has not passed us by! The answer, for us, is that not all screen time is bad.

Pupils at a West Midlands school are taking part in an initiative to help reduce their screen usage in return for no homework.

Early in 2025, brilliant Interior Designer Kristine Böök-Paananen connected Piilo and Sari (Piilo Founder) to Pier 4 hotel in Katajanokka, Finland.

I'm Finnish as many of you know. And as I write, I am at home in Finland.