At the cultural probes workshop. A tool of horrors or one of love and compassion? #desummer16 pic.twitter.com/de0UVNXzuz — #RainbowWarrior (@stevenjyork1) July 18, 2016 Today, can we live without accurate clock time? For how long? Can we decide that whatever time we get ‘there’ is the right time to be there? How does putting this frame… Read more »
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#tds387 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 »
#tds386 This Developer’s life – Disconnecting
Today listen to this podcast that offers some insights in the daily lives of two software developers as the inquire into what it may mean to disconnect and be more present with their families. A particular strength of this podcast is that there is no theory, no preaching, no top ten tips. It is a… Read more »
#tds385 A tyrant in your pocket?
“You get anxious if there’s no wi-fi in the hotel or mobile phone signal up the mountain. You fret if your phone is getting low on power, and you secretly worry things will go wrong at work if you’re not there. These are the typical signs of “always on” stress induced by smartphone addiction.” Mathew Wall… Read more »
#tds384 Our computers, ourselves?
“In Our Computers, Ourselves, a look at the ways technology affects us, and the main question is : Are computers changing human character? You’ll hear from cyborgs, bullies, neuroscientists and police chiefs about whether our closeness with computers is changing us as a species.” A thoughtful podcast to reflect on our relationship to technology. It… Read more »
#tds383 Change anything
What can you stop/start/doing today that will help you foster a lifestyle where stillness can thrive? Try something and tell us about it. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds383
#tds382 Simple Pleasures to brighten your day
Well, we are revisiting our list of 75 simple pleasures today. Image Source Wikimedia Pick one and take time to enjoy it. Show us in a photo. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds382
#tds381 Reflections on silence
“Silence does not seem to be a loss or lack of language; it does not even seem to be the opposite of language. I have found it to be a whole world in and of itself, alongside language and culture, but independent of it. It comes from a different place altogether.” Sarah Maitland A… Read more »
#tds380 The importance of weathering
WEATHERING by Fleur Adcock My face catches the wind from the snow line and flushes with a flush that will never wholly settle. Well, that was a metropolitan vanity, wanting to look young forever, to pass. I was never a pre-Raphaelite beauty and only pretty enough to be seen with a man who wanted… Read more »
#tds379 Slowing down to silence
“Oh, the coming-out-of-nowhere moment when, nothing happens no what-have-I-to-do-today-list maybe half a moment the rush of traffic stops. The whir of I should be, I should be, I should be slows to silence, the white cotton curtains hanging still.” by Marie Howe How long can you take today to slow down to silence and notice… Read more »
#tds378 A kind of faith
“We don’t know that the work we’re doing is the work we ought to be doing. But we can’t move forward in a sane way without having some faith in the moment we’ve committed to.” Michael Harris Today practice having some kind of faith to the moments you commit to. A simple practice that might… Read more »
#tds377 How to be a poet (or just a human)
There are 3 stanzas to this poem. Choose one you like and write it out on a blank piece of paper. Stillness with words, taking time with each word. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds377
