‘Active curiosity—and a certain degree of futzing with the technological systems we encounter—is culturally overdue. “The need to have a more calm, tinkering approach to technologies is going to be very, very important,” he said. “I think also the idea that we need to build in the understanding from the outside that our systems are… Read more »
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#tds518 Visualising bed time
The lovely Andy Baio likes rummaging through the Internet Archive. We benefit from his hard work! He tells us: “A few weeks ago, I was rummaging through the Internet Archive’s computer magazine collection and stumbled on these cover illustrations from the Midnite Software Gazette, a Commodore user newsletter that ran from 1980 to 1987. Now,… Read more »
#tds517 Follow @tinycarebot
@livedtime here is a personal reminder for you: ???: please remember to take some time to breathe! i love u!! — here’s your reminder (@tinycarebot) November 16, 2016 From the maker of the lovely wee thing: ‘ I programmed a little twitter bot that tweets tiny, simple, actionable self-care reminders once an hour, to remind… Read more »
#tds516 The distraction Free iPhone
“My iPhone made me twitchy. I could feel it in my pocket, calling me, like the Ring called Bilbo Baggins. It distracted me from my kids. It distracted me from my wife. It distracted me anytime, anywhere. I just didn’t have the willpower to ignore email and Twitter and Instagram and the whole world wide… Read more »
#tds515 I went back to a dumb phone
Alan Jacobs writes for The Atlantic. We featured him in the past exploring reading at whim. He has now gone back to the old phone above because he did not want to ‘be his phone’ anymore! Well written and insightful, the article is worth a read: “I was my phone too, but didn’t want to… Read more »
#tds514 Simplify, simplify, simplify…
Today we could take an inventory of what we have in our life – digital and physical. Do we need all of the things that occupy our attention? What possessions add value to our life? What possessions keep us for focussing on what matters? Choose one possession ( a social media account, a device, or a… Read more »
#tds513 Usefulness comes from what is not there
Find a quiet place and sketch other other objects that illustrate ways in which usefulness comes from what is not there. The importance of no-thing and emptiness to all that we find of benefit in life. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds513
#tds512 Mired in akrasia?
“We’re mired deep in what the Greeks called “akrasia”: deciding on the best course of action, then doing something else. The way round this, says Newby-Clark and others, is to see that habits are responses to needs. This sounds obvious, but countless efforts at habit change ignore its implications. If you eat badly, you might… Read more »
#tds511 The age of ‘outrospection’
From the video information: “Introspection is out, and outrospection is in. Philosopher and author Roman Krznaric explains how we can help drive social change by stepping outside ourselves.” Today, nurture your curiosity about others. Practice your empathic skills, step outside yourself. ‘Outrospect’ as well as you know how. You can read more about the… Read more »
#tds510 The boring conference
James Ward organizes The Boring Conference every year. He says in the article that it celebrates “very specific people talking about very specific things”. Interested in being bored for a while but cannot come to London? Don’t despair. The web has some boring talks from the 2014 conference for your daily stillness practice today. Pick… Read more »
#tds509 Do you live the life you post?
Much has been written about how Social media is redefining ‘social’ and not always to support a still mind. Kerith Lemon’s film ‘A social life’ speaks to these issues in a very accessible way. Take time to watch the film and ask ‘Do I live the life I post?’ A life that is misaligned in… Read more »
#tds508 Make ephemeral art
Sometimes we have a hard time letting go, today we remember that it’s ok if something doesn’t last. Use materials like sand, chalk, paper or water to create art that you will destroy when it’s done. Take a photo of the art you destroyed to remind you about impermanence another day. Maybe it will not be… Read more »
