Empower your organisation & yourself to
simplify digital life,
break free from addictive designs,
redesign devices to serve your needs.
58%
improved ability to focus
1+hr/day
reduction in wasted time for each participant
2,000+
workshop participants to date
There are hundreds of digital focus tools that can create the digital life you need. We make it effortless to find and implement the right ones.
Identify your digital challenges and goals
Discover digital focus tools and strategies tailored to your needs
Apply the strategies that work best for your lifestyle
Hide addictive features on distracting websites (YouTube Shorts, Insta Reels, ...)
Use blocking tools to eliminate distracting websites and apps during prime work or leisure hours
Use computer-based 2-factor authentication, so you can put your phone away
Delay opening distracting apps and websites to stay mindful when e.g. opening TikTok
... and much more!
Comprehensive way to articulate needs and find tailored solutions. Reflect, explore & implement, & get personalised follow-ups.
A deadline-oriented crash course in the digital focus tools that are essential when you need to get critical work done.
The ReDD Workshop makes it easy to achieve the digital life you want, thanks to letters from your past self, hands-on support in our Help! Café, and data-driven insights into your personal journey.
“Absorb what is useful, discard what is useless, and add what is specifically your own” — Bruce Lee
See what people say
Letters from your past self
Hands-on support
Data-driven insights
The strategies we teach in the ReDD Workshop are based on our analyses of (so far) 550+ digital focus tools, 54,000+ user reviews, and 250+ interviews.
The workshop format is based on continuous learning from 200+ workshops at 15+ universities, schools, and organisations, and best practices in behaviour change.
Next courses:
For a friendly summary of the ReDD project and the work behind it, read this article by videnskab.dk: How can we resist the smartphone‘s siren song?
The ReDD Workshop is based on our decade of academic research into the psychology of digital distraction and how digital focus tools can help. Some key papers are shown below. For a more complete picture, see Dr Ulrik Lyngs‘ website.
May 2024 | ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Best paper honourable mention (top 5%)
Ulrik Lyngs, Kai Lukoff, Petr Slovak, Michael Inzlicht, Maureen Freed, Hannah Andrews, Claudine Tinsman, Laura Csuka, Lize Alberts, Victoria Oldemburgo de Mello, Guido Makransky, Kasper Hornbæk, Max Van Kleek, Nigel Shadbolt
Apr 2023 | ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Best paper honourable mention (top 5%)
Kai Lukoff, Ulrik Lyngs, Himanshu Zade, Vera Liao, James Choi, Kaiyue Fan, Sean Munson, Alexis Hiniker
May 2019 | ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Best paper honourable mention (top 5%)
Ulrik Lyngs, Kai Lukoff, Petr Slovak, Reuben Binns, Adam Slack, Michael Inzlicht, Max Van Kleek, Nigel Shadbolt
Oct 2022 | International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
Ulrik Lyngs, Kai Lukoff, Laura Csuka, Petr Slovak, Max Van Kleek, Nigel Shadbolt
Apr 2020 | ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Ulrik Lyngs, Kai Lukoff, Petr Slovak, William Seymour, Helena Webb, Marina Jirotka, Jun Zhao, Max Van Kleek, Nigel Shadbolt
May 2025 | Research talk | University of Oxford
Dr Ulrik Lyngs presented the ReDD Project at the Institute for Ethics in AI‘s Work in Progress Seminar
Feb 2025 | Conference | Sakina
Dr Ulrik Lyngs gave a talk about the ReDD Project at the 5th Abu Dhabi Integrated Mental Health Conference in the United Arab Emirates
Oct 2024 | Conference | NordiCHI
We presented our work on the ReDD workshop in Danish high schools at the NordiCHI conference in Uppsala, Sweden
Oct 2024 | Research talk | University of Cambridge
Dr Ulrik Lyngs gave an invited talk about the ReDD Project to Dr Amy Orben’s Digital Mental Health group
Jun 2024 | Impact Award | University of Oxford
Dr Ulrik Lyngs won the MPLS Early Career Social Impact Award for his work on the ReDD Project
May 2023 | Research grant | EPSRC
Sir Nigel Shadbolt & Dr Ulrik Lyngs were awarded an Impact Acceleration Account research grant to explore UK-wide impact of the ReDD workshop
Apr 2025 | Interview (Danish)
Dr Ulrik Lyngs was interviewed for the Carlsberg Foundation article Hvordan kan vi modstå smartphonens sirenesang? (How can we resist the smartphone‘s siren song?).
Oct 2024 | Podcast (Danish)
Dr Ulrik Lyngs was on the Brainstorm podcast by videnskab.dk, Hvorfor har jeg så svært ved at lægge min mobil væk? (Why do I have such a hard time putting away my phone?).
Mar 2024 | Podcast
Dr Ulrik Lyngs was on episode #8 of the Mokhm Singh Show.
Nov 2023 | Interview
Dr Ulrik Lyngs interviewed by the Canadian magazine Healthy Debate for the article ‘“Everything is at stake here”: Startups aim to break addictions to social media’.
May 2023 | Interview
Dr Ulrik Lyngs interviewed by Danish newspaper Jyllandsposten for the article “Fem digitale tricks, der hjælper dig med at få styr på dit digitale liv” (Five digital tricks that help you get your digital life sorted).
In May 2019, Dr Ulrik Lyngs & Maureen Freed gathered 8 students in a dusty seminar room at an Oxford college with a bold mission: to help them regain control over their digital lives. What began as Ulrik‘s PhD research into digital distraction was evolving into the ReDD Workshop, a practical intervention to empower anyone to tailor their devices for productivity, wellbeing, and a balanced life.
From those humble beginnings, the ReDD Project grew organically through word-of-mouth and genuine need. We refined our approach through 200+ workshops, and published rigorous research showing that it works. Today, any institution can train their own facilitators, enabling anyone to redesign digital life to meet their needs.
Pilot workshop in 2024 at Sheffield Hallam University, UK
Psychotherapist &
mental health consultant
Former Deputy Head of Counselling at the University of Oxford
Computer scientist &
cognitive psychologist
Research Fellow at the University of Oxford
Head of the Human Centred Computing group, University of Oxford
Associate Professor at Section for Cognitive Systems, Technical University of Denmark
