15 “Magical Moments” You’ll Be Glad You Didn’t Miss When You Ban the Phone from Your Holiday Gathering

Nov 20, 2019 | Press Release

Reading Time: 3 minutesJoe McCormack wants us to put the “noise” on hold this holiday season…and serves up a festive sampling of the moments we’d otherwise miss.   Hoboken, NJ (November 2019)—Picture it: your living room, December 2019. The tree is all aglow, the...

The Dread of Silence: Why is it so hard to stop the Noise?

Nov 14, 2019 | NOISE

Reading Time: 2 minutesStop right now and listen to what’s around you. What do you hear? Music? An alert from your phone? A news anchor chattering on the TV or radio? The nonstop noise that surrounds us doesn’t abate. Our focus as a society is dwindling, and we’re...

Why you need to protect yourself from Noise

Nov 6, 2019 | NOISE

Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s time to set off an alarm: the world is going deaf. In this age of constant notifications and readily accessible information, we’ve become so distracted by noise that it threatens our existence. It’s becoming harder and harder to tune in to...

Say No to Noise and Yes to Knowledge; New Book Teaches Us How

Nov 6, 2019 | Press Release

Reading Time: 5 minutesToo much information and constant connectivity are changing our brains for the worse. With the release of his new book, NOISE, Joseph McCormack hopes to kick off a movement to control  our attention and take back the focus we need to live...

26 Habits to Help You Silence Noise and Reclaim Your Focus

Nov 6, 2019 | Press Release

Reading Time: 6 minutesSimple Strategies to Manage Digital Distractions Yes, we live in a world of constant “noise”—a tsunami of work e-mails, social media updates, never-ending news coverage, and other relentless forms of digital distraction. That’s not going to...