Tag: mindfulness
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The Third Theory of Distraction: Is There a Solution?
In our previous post Two Theories of Distraction: Is it Becoming a Bigger Issue?, we talked about the two oldest and biggest theories of distraction: spiritual and material distraction. But there’s a new theory of distraction that’s been brought to light by Matthew Crawford in his new book The World Beyond Your Head: Becoming an…
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Could the Internet be Making us Dumber?
Is the internet giving us a false sense of knowledge? That’s what three Yale psychologists set out to find in a very interesting study. This study conducted by Matthew Fisher, Mariel K. Goddu, and Frank C. Keil has shown that simple researching on the internet can inflate one’s estimate of their own internal knowledge.…
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Pause, and Just Relax with Help From Your Phone
You’re sitting at work with what feels like 10 million things to do before the day is over and you’re starting to feel the stress build… sound familiar? You need to relax, but at the same time, if you stop to relax, that means less time you’ll have to work on everything—it’s truly a dilemma.…
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Shutdown Rituals: Leave The Work Stress at Work
We hate to admit it, but nearly all of us take work home with us, it can be hard to just pack up and the end of the day and leave everything at the office. Whether we literally take home things to do after leaving work, or mentally take work problems home, it happens.…
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Wisdom Films for the Modern Age
Filmmakers who make mindfulness-related films share their experiences at Wisdom 2.0.
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The Future of Transformation: How Can Technology Assist Awakening Wisdom?
A session at Wisdom 2.0 entitled, “The Future of Transformation: How Can Technology Assist Awakening Wisdom?,” explores the use of virtual reality and other “transformative technologies” to facilitate the expansion of awareness.
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Wisdom 2.0
We are excited announce that Robert Plotkin, author of Technology for Midfulness will be attending the Wisdom 2.0 in San Francisco this weekend. Look for insiughts, updates, and pieces of inspiration on the blog from him all weekend.
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Mindful Gratitude
In keeping with the holiday season, today’s post is a simple reminder to set an intention to be grateful. If I were to represent the topics of my thoughts over the course of a day as a pie chart, the biggest slice usually represents things to do, with a tiny sliver dedicated to things…
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Presentation on Apps for Focus and Mindfulness at MIT
I will be giving a presentation tomorrow (Tuesday, November 17) on apps that can help to promote focus and mindfulness at MIT (Room 4-270), as part of the Radius “Hack Your Mind” program. There has been a boom in mindfulness apps over the last year or two, which makes this an exciting time…
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Series: What Mindfulness Means to Me, Sang H. Kim
In an effort to share a range of perspectives on the meaning of mindfulness and to facilitate a discussion about this important topic, we are posting a series of short essays by different contributors on What Mindfulness Means to Me. Below is an essay by Sang H. Kim.
