“ focus @ will takes my mind back to the beach ”
2 . FOCUS @ WILL focusatwill . com
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Like most of the world , I ’ m highly distractible . I ’ m probably looking at Instagram and using chopsticks while I ’ m typing this . When I really need to hunker down and write ( I ’ m working on two books right now ), I shut down everything except this service . For $ 4.99 a month they offer streaming music channels specifically engineered to boost your concentration and optimize your focus – and it really helps .
3 . ODE À LA ROSE
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I ’ ve been lucky enough to receive roses from Ode à la Rose a few times , and they are downright gorgeous . But more than that , they are disrupting an industry that needed it – roses are shipped in boxes , which are better for the flowers and make for faster delivery ( within 3 hours .) Giftgivers can personalize their shipments with videos – and they get a photo of the actual bouquet that they sent . Genius . Next up : someone please disrupt the antiquated shoe cobbler industry .
4 . @ OMGLITERALLYDEAD
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This , ahem , dead-on parody Instagram account of a fashionista skeleton named Skellie is one of the funniest things on the web today . It ’ s a creation of social media manager Dana Herlihey and makes me LOL IRL . # skelfie # icanteven
5 . INSTAPAPER
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We ’ re all busy and need things that will help us do what we want , when and where we want to . Instapaper is one of those things : save an article once , and it syncs across all of your devices . It ’ s just waiting there for you to read ( in simple text , without any pictures or ads ) whenever you are ready for it .
ISSUE ONE · THIRDWAVE 11