John Johnston helps us connect with our technobiophilia capabilities! Look at these beautiful digital skies, pick one you like, turn off all notifications and sit under you digital sky for 5 minutes. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds3049
Posts By: Mariana
#tds3048 A good day
A respected Benedictine monk walks us through a gratefulness meditation (this link goes to video, audio file below) today. Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds3048
#tds3047 Overlooked object scavenger hunt
The point is to attend to some recurring thing that is ubiquitous, but that nobody is making any particular effort for me to notice. Rob Walker Need a list of commonly overlooked objects? Pick one, take time to go on your scavenger hunt. Show us in a photo! Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to… Read more »
#tds3046 Can you find yourself?
Take 3 minutes to sit quietly and listen to sounds. Can you find the ‘I’ perceiving the sounds? When you cannot find the perceiver, explore the experience of not being able to find an ‘I’ behind the perception of sound. A 5 minute contemplation here to help you work with the idea of no-self and stillness, listening… Read more »
#tds3045 Finding our ground in conversation
Notegraphy Do a close reading of this poem. In what ways might embodying this poem help us with interpersonal attention? Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds3045
#tds3044 Forget multitasking, try monotasking
Paolo Cardini challenges us to think about our multi-tasking lives: “How efficient is Multitasking? Let’s consider for a while the option of Monotask. Someone defined multitasking as an act of procrastination which allows us to lie on the surface of the problems.” Looking like we are achieving much, yet deepening nothing. Today you mono-task and… Read more »
#tds3043 Are you a nomophobe?
Phone separation is linked to physiological anxiety, poor cognitive performance. There are those who believe that smartphone separation anxiety, or’nomophobia’, can be considered a situational phobia and should be included in the DSM-5 manual of mental disorders. You can access a demo version of a survey to learn more here. (Image source) Tweet your response… Read more »
#tds3042 Three acts of gratitude
Today scan your world and find three things for which you can be grateful. The idea with this practice is to do it everyday for the rest of your life! Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds3042
#tds3041 Using social media mindfully
How can we attend to the way we use social media? Are there some guidelines that may help us reflect on how we approach interactions in that medium? Lori Deschene has written a summary article that speaks to how to use buddhist thinking to support social media use. It is simple and short but well-informed. Read… Read more »
#tds3040 Mutt wisdom
Comic published by Patrick McDonnell on Sunday, August 16, 2015 “Sunrise – a time when all truths are still clean and enviable.” – C. Papritz Tell us about the last time you settled to watch a show like this one, with or without a companion. Enjoy more examples of Mutt Wisdom today if you can…. Read more »
#tds3039 If You’re Looking for a Shortcut, You’re Doing the Wrong Work
Lifehacker tells us: ‘There are no shortcuts that remove the real work required to achieve your goal’. What do you think about that? Can stillness be achieved without real work? Tweet your response to @livedtime and be sure to include the hashtag #tds3039
#tds3038 Secret thoughts: I’m so busy
I am so busy, I wish people would understand. We are sure your digital habits are nothing like this (we think, very funny) video, but it does highlight well the disconnect between our action and the stories we tell (ourselves and others) about our actions. The challenge, from a stillness viewpoint, is to actually become… Read more »
