BOOX Story: Joshua Abraham's Journey from Doomscrolling to Intentional Learning with Palma 2 Pro
BOOX continues to design ePaper devices for people who want to live and work with intention. For learning‑experience expert and educator Joshua Abraham, the Palma 2 Pro became less a gadget and more a quiet shift in how he relates to his devices.
For years, he started his mornings like many of us, with good intentions and a smartphone that quietly hijacked them. “I start the first hour of each day using tech to learn something new,” he says, “but tech doesn’t always love me back. I feel awful each time I sit down to focus and then find myself doomscrolling.” That tension between purpose and behavior is what led him to the BOOX Palma 2 Pro.
From Doomscrolling to Deliberate Use
"I tried all the familiar tactics: moving apps into folders, switching on grayscale, setting timers. They helped a bit, but the phone always pulled me back into the loop of endless scrolling," he writes. Instead of fighting distraction with willpower, he used three levers to retrain his habits, with Palma 2 Pro at the center.
1) Eliminate the strongest reward signals
“I stopped using algorithmic content on my phone completely,” he explains. Those platforms now stay on his computer: “The laptop gives me the friction my phone removes.” Because Palma 2 Pro runs Android 15, he uses apps like Readwise to send his podcasts, YouTube channels, and newsletters directly to the device."
2) Reduce the ubiquity of cues
“For the last few days, my phone has lived in the kitchen,” Joshua writes. “If I need to text someone, I walk to the kitchen.” When he goes for a walk, he leaves his phone at home and brings the Palma 2 Pro instead, using its data SIM and Bluetooth to listen to audiobooks and podcasts. “The number of unconscious pickups I’ve eliminated is honestly shocking.”
3) Strengthen the long‑term system
“Environments shape behaviour,” he emphasizes. "Using Palma 2 Pro pushes me toward reading more, consuming higher‑quality content, and staying focused. It’s become the device I reach for when I want intention."
Credit: Joshua Abraham
Turning Passive Moments Into Learning Moments
To Joshua, Palma Pro 2 turns spare minutes into meaningful ones. He calls it his “learning‑first, distraction‑free pocket companion.” At just 6.13", Palma 2 Pro shares the footprint of Joshua’s phone, so it naturally slips into all moments where he used to drift into mindless scrolling: waiting in line, sitting on the couch, between meetings. “The difference is that when I reach for the Palma 2 Pro, I’m choosing intentional consumption,” he shares.
“With data connectivity, it’s perfect for capturing ideas, annotating my reading, or jotting quick notes anywhere,” he says.
BOOX’s customization really shines on Palma 2 Pro. “Reading feels natural," Joshua writes. He finds himself “highlighting, adding margin notes, and maintaining a steady rhythm.” It brings back “the deliberate, reflective feel that paperbacks cultivate, but with the flexibility of digital tools.”
Credit: Joshua Abraham
For Joshua, and anyone ready to reclaim their attention, Palma 2 Pro proves that technology can serve intention, not steal it. In his words, it’s the tool that “helps me live and work with more intention, and that’s what keeps me coming back to it every single day.”
