Yesterday’s video on Tristan Harris and his ideas on human-friendly platform design was a recycle of a daily we published a while back. The project has since moved on and Tristan has a website and has started a movement: ‘Let’s reclaim our mind from being hijacked by technology’. The Time Well Spent Project is doing… Read more »
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#tds710 Time spent or Time well spent?
A 14 minutes summary of research on the addictive nature of software platform design and some interesting examples of how we could design for human goals. Listen for the idea of Net Orchestrated Conviviality as a measure of successful platform design that is focused on human needs. A little Pollyanna in its outlook, but… Read more »
#tds709 Fast and slow
Another inquiry exercise from David Levy for today’s daily stillness; remember that essential step: write some personal guidelines for future use after you have done the experiment a few times today. The idea is to practice being mindful in activity and exercising control of how we tackle a given activity. What is the role of setting… Read more »
#tds708 Email Meditation Exercise
Today, you set the intention to be mindful of your email practice. David Levy in his book Mindful Tech suggests this exercise and many others. This slide is from one of his presentations on the ideas in the book. Take time today to do his email meditation exercise and learn how to be mindful of… Read more »
#tds707 Today I am flying low
Today fly low and savour this wonderful poem by Mary Oliver. Stillness is one of the doors into the temple of life. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds707
#tds706 Stillness Speaks in Malta
” You can’t displace a single grain of sand without thereby … affecting all parts of the immeasurable whole. Stillness is a choice. Choosing to be still allows us to be present as fully-conscious, living beings and to truly see the beauty around us. Stillness is also the best possible state on which to build a… Read more »
#tds705 A calm mind matters
Dr. Paul Ekman speaks with the Dalai Lama about the importance of a calm mind. Just enjoy this short excerpt of watch the full hour exploring the Atlas of Emotions project. You may also want to try the lovely interactive website that has been developed to support this project. Tweet your response to @livedtime and… Read more »
#tds704 Get to know your patch of grass
Find ‘the broad lawn, spread out, sit alone and watch a small patch of grass. Observe and record ‘what happens there’. Stay with your patch of grass long enough to get to know it.’ A. Sullivan Source Image Wikemedia Show us your patch of grass in a photo. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be… Read more »
#tds703 The fragmentation of digital life
Today we enlist the help of artist Pierre Buttin to reflect on the fragmentation of our digital lives. He explains how he generated the images of his installation ‘Day on Device’: “For a week, everytime I switched from one app to another on my phone or my laptop, I took a screenshot. I’ve then compiled… Read more »
#tds702 Catch and release!
Another Space Deck card for you to enjoy today. Have you got the full deck yet? Take a look at all the suits and may be do another activity from the deck today? Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds702
#tds701 Ephemeral art for stillness
Didier Mencoboni has created an art installation that walks its talk! The art disappears in a second! From the website: This site creates a pictorial imagination. Here, a series of over 2000 real paintings generates a perpetual stream of an infinite number of virtual images. Every second, a new virtual painting is born; each lasting… Read more »
#tds700 Radical Simplicity?
May be today’s daily activity is a little long – can you spare 30 minutes to watch the story of a life lived without consumption? We are not suggested you take this on to find stillness, yet there may be some wisdom in Dan Price’s words to help us all find a little more space… Read more »
