UnplugYou is a practice in unplugging from the distractions of notifications, phone calls, and full inboxes. It’s and idea that encourages distance between us and our digital devices, so our minds can wonder and connect disparate thoughts to help with clarity and focus. This is not about being anti-technology, but rather being pro-balance while living in our connected world.
About Marc O’Brien
Marc is a climate designer, strategist, and educator.
From 2016–2022, he co-founded and ran The Determined, a design strategy and creative consulting studio for brands solving the climate crisis. Their goal: to make climate-focused projects look good, sound awesome, be seen, and get the support they need.
In 2019, he co-founded Climate Designers, a global community of designers (and design adjacent creatives) across every industry who are committed to using their skills for climate action.
Marc is also adjunct faculty at California College of the Arts in San Francisco, CA.
A side note
You might notice the older posts refer to my excursions as “Unplug & Ride”, which was the name of the first version of this site. After a few solo bike tours, I realized I wanted to expand my ways of unplugging, so I dropped the “Ride” and renamed the blog to “UnplugYou”.