“Distractions are everywhere. And with the “always on” technologies of today, they take a heavy toll on productivity. One study found that office distractions eat an average 2.1 hours a day. Another study, published in October 2005, found that employees spent an average of 11 minutes on a project before being distracted. After an interruption… Read more »
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#tds2726 Turn-of-the-century concentration exercises
A declining attention span is not just a modern-day issue. In 1980 Theron Q. Dumont published a book called The Power of Concentration and highlighted a number of practices for building your attention span. Try these 3 today (set a timer for each or you will never manage to just focus): Sit still in a chair… Read more »
#tds2725 Attention Hog
BFA Thesis Film by Jessica Labut (2020) | Cleveland Institute of Art Afraid of losing their spot as the farmer’s favorite, an arrogant cow tries to get rid of the new piglet hogging all of his attention. “The extremes of comedic animation can bring levity to complex and upsetting situations.” – Jessica Labut … Read more »
#tds2724 our infinite apetite for distraction
An RSA short about the attention economy with beautiful animation, under 5 minutes to help us remember that we have an infinite apetite for attention and that it is being used by social media companies for profit. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds2724
#tds2723 Perfect Calm
Less than a minute of Perfect Calm. Enjoy. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds2723
#tds2722 Poetry Lesson
We’ll just leave this here. Surrender 2 poetry. #poetrycomicsmonth Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds2722
#tds2721 What great listeners know
Today take time to see the animation, make some notes about which of these things a good friend might say you need to practice most. Take the day to practise. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds2721
#tds2720 Finding stillness and silence in poetry
“Reading a good poem doesn’t give you something to talk about. It silences you. Reading a great poem pushes further. It prepares you for the silence that perplexes us all: death.” MARK YAKICH Today, take time to find silence by trying out 20 thoughtful strategies for reading a poem. Take time to read the article,… Read more »
#tds2719 Get away any time you like, by going within
It is always in our power to retire into ourselves and ‘order the mind’. Today, take time to slow read this old meditation by Marcus Aurelius. And if a more modern translation fits you better here, here is the essence of the words above in modern English, “People try to get away from it all… Read more »
#tds2718 Close your eyes
Stop what you are doing. Close your eyes. Rest and refresh your eyesore a few minutes. Take time to consider what internal seeing might mean. This practice is adapted from the work of Deborah Haynes. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds2718
#tds2717 Breath, Word, and Deed
“This simple act of weaving breath, narration, and action can transform us physiologically, psychologically, and spiritually. Physiologically, Breath, Word, and Deed reverses our fight-or-flight feedback loop. When we addicts amp ourselves up on ambition, we trigger a regularly scheduled release of cortisol and adrenaline. These stress hormones give us a better buzz than a hipster-brewed… Read more »
#tds2716 Your fear list
“I thought this might be a good practice for a Daily Stillness activity: Listing our fears keeps them from being a surprise – we can get comfortable around them.” Today your job is to start making your very own fear list to befriend. This may take more than today…that is okay. One day… Read more »
