BOOX Story: How Community Leader & Coach Clara Streamlined Her Workflow and Rediscovered Deep Focus

Clara's professional life is as vibrant as it is demanding; from conducting interviews to leading coaching sessions and writing thought leadership content for her newsletters, her attention is hard to protect. Like many modern entrepreneurs, her days used to bleed together in front of a single, backlit laptop screen. Constantly caught in a loop of notifications from Slack, email, and social media, her focus never truly had a chance to settle. So, she turned to BOOX to fundamentally reshape how she captures, organizes, and processes information.

From Blue-Light Burnout to Dedicated Spaces

Before incorporating ePaper into her routine, Clara experienced the invisible weight of her long workdays due to hours spent sitting at the same screen. While struggling with digital fatigue, she realized she needed a systemic change: to separate her work into distinct physical spaces and screens. Instead of keeping everything on her laptop, she delegated her deep thinking to a Go 10.3 (Gen II) Lumi, which eliminated notifications and brought more focus to her life. By changing her screen, she changed her thinking. Now, research and note-taking sessions double as built-in breaks from blue light, and deep work comes with a refreshing change of scenery.

Credit: Clara Ma

The Power of Presence in Coaching

In roles that require deep trust and listening, presence is everything. Clara solved the tension between typing notes and staying engaged by utilizing BOOX's AI note-taking feature during live conversations. This leaves her completely free of a second screen while someone is speaking.

"Presence is the whole point. People open up when they can tell you're actually listening, and they can always tell," Clara says.

Instead of typing during calls, Clara lets the device do its work in the background. Afterward, her notes and documents flow seamlessly, and she can edit them as needed on the Go 10.3 (Gen II) Lumi. Away from internet distractions, she can do research and read through everything in a single session to spot trends, connect patterns across multiple member calls, and turn scattered data points into cohesive strategies.

A Frictionless Workflow

Managing complex projects requires bringing disparate resources together. With the Go 10.3 (Gen II) Lumi, Clara simply drags and drops PDFs and Word docs over via BOOX Sync.

• Side-by-Side Clarity: The large screen and split-screen capabilities allow her to compare multiple documents simultaneously.

• Tactile Processing: Sitting offline, she highlights core metrics, marks up tactics, and writes questions directly in the margins where conversations intersect.

• Seamless Execution: By the time she returns to her laptop and syncs her files, the deep thinking is already finished. What remains is purely execution.

Meanwhile, the ultra-portable Palma 2 Pro has completely transformed her reading habits. With its color ePaper display, handy MagSafe compatibility for PopSockets, and pocket-sized form factor, she reads more than ever before, without the hazard of dropping an eReader on her face in bed. It helps her get off her phone and read comfortably anywhere without falling into distractions.

Credit: Clara Ma

Wrap-up

By dedicating specific ePaper tools to different parts of her life, Clara has turned deep work from a chore into something she genuinely looks forward to. Now, she is able to fiercely protect her focus by keeping communication human and deep thinking isolated, which has improved both sides of her professional life immeasurably.

Clara's setup demonstrates the power of intentional technology. By removing digital friction and separating communication from deep reflection, BOOX empowers her to stay fully present for the people who matter most while letting her strategic ideas thrive.