Our gadgets should make life simpler — here is how to make them

The best technology fades into the background. It does its job and gets out of the way, leaving you with more time, not less.

Too often our devices do the opposite, nudging us toward another tap and another notification. The fix is to be deliberate about the settings we rarely open.

Turn off what you do not need, lean on the shortcuts you do, and let your gadgets serve the life you actually want to live.