Relaxing your eyes away from the screen should be done regularly. Today you can try the eye eight exercise. “Sit relaxed and close your eyes. Imagine the shape of an eight, with its center between your eyebrows. Now move your eyes along this shape, approximately 10 times in each direction.” Compassionate Computing As you… Read more »
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#tds2451 Tools for better focus
Not all of us can beat our convenience addiction when we choose to. Sometimes a little help to focus helps. There are a number of tools that help you block out distractions. Review the article and try one today, even the paid apps give you some free time or money back if it does not… Read more »
#tds2450 Choosing what not to attend to
“Every one knows what attention is. It is the taking possession by the mind, in clear and vivid form, of one out of what seem several simultaneously possible objects or trains of thought. Focalization, concentration, of consciousness are of its essence. It implies withdrawal from some things in order to deal effectively with others, and… Read more »
#tds2449 The Infra-ordinary practice
A counterpoint to movement is stillness. A counterpoint to the extraordinary is the ‘infraordinary’. Take time today to read this wonderful essay by George Perec and pick an infraordinary question to answer from the essay. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds2449
#tds2448 The absence of lack
“Theres no true free time when you carry a smartphone. Todays rarest commodity is the chance to be alone with your own thoughts.” Michael Harris How might you embed lack in your day today? Digital lack that is. Not checking Facebook for a day? Or Twitter? Or go for a walk without your smartphone? Go… Read more »
#tds2447 A go slow
Take one thing you do and slow it right down today. Attend to what is happening around you and within you during your chosen slow down activity. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds2447
#tds2446 Poetry and impermanence
Notegraphy Do a close reading of this poem over a cup of tea and a 30 minute break (or even a whole hour) to remind yourself about the impermanent nature of life. Share an insight about stillness in your day as a result of doing this. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to… Read more »
#tds2445 Meditation 101- a 2 minute animation
Meditation 101: A Beginner’s Guide from Gobblynne on Vimeo. If all you do to balance stillness and activity today is watch this enchanting animation you will have done a lot to understand why this matters. Continue to practice? That is up to you. There are some great resources in iTunes that are free and from… Read more »
#tds2444 The dark side of the subjunctive and stillness
Take 15 minutes today to learn some grammar! It might just give some life strategies to be purposeful about the state of mind your language leads you into. Actively choose your outlook by learning some grammar. Trust us. You will enjoy it. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds2444
#tds2443 Take regular attention breaks
Today we take attention breaks. We pay attention to attention. Your voluntary attention is much like a muscle. It needs breaks every now and then after a sustained focus session. How long? You decide. Some suggest every 45 minutes of sustained attention needs us to take a break where we allow attention to wonder. Take… Read more »
#tds2442 ‘Technobiophilia’ and you
The image above will take you to a post by Sue Thomas on ‘Technobiophilia’. She tells us: ‘Our urge for contact with nature can restore energy, alleviate mental fatigue, and enhance attention, and it is surprisingly transferable to digital environments.’ Have you got any techno-bio-philic practices? Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure… Read more »
#tds2441 Paper Pusher
A game to reflect on the difference between quantity and quality! Enjoy. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds2441
