Digital Mindfulness podcast
A few weeks ago I was interviewed by London-based writer and entrepreneur Lawrence Ampofo for his Digital Mindfulness podcast. The piece is now live. In addition to listening
Bored and Brilliant: Day 1
WNYC’s Bored and Brilliant challenge starts today. What’s on the agenda? As you move from place to place, keep your phone in your pocket, out of your direct
How “5 Signs You Should Take a Break From Social Media” shows there’s no such thing as a small media request
Almost exactly a month ago, a nice writer emailed me about an article she was writing on taking a break from social media, and asking if I could
Your search for five signs you need to take a break from social media is over!
Because I break it down in this Health magazine article. Basically, the advice (drawn from my book) comes down to this: it’s fine to weave social media into
Reading my book in Argentina
A picture of someone reading the Spanish edition of The Distraction Addiction in (I believe) the Buenos Aires subway system, from a Tumblr of people reading on subways: This
Chinese article about The Distraction Addiction
If you read Chinese, this article about The Distraction Addiction might interest you. Me, I just look at the pictures.
Speaking at Convergence 2014
I'm going up to Edmonton, Canada to do a keynote at Convergence 2014, a conference on educational technology. I hadn't written the book with this audience in mind,
Talking about contemplative computing in Princeton and New Haven
Last week I spent several days on the road, on a whirlwind trip to the East Coast to talk about contemplative computing and The Distraction Addiction. It was
Santa Catalina School talk
Saturday I was at the Santa Catalina School in Monterey, talking about kids, parenting, schools, and contemplative computing (a riff on my book The Distraction Addiction). Photo: Courtney Shove,
Speaking at Princeton next Thursday, November 6
I’m going to be at Princeton next week, doing a more academic-than-usual talk on contemplative computing and The Distraction Addiction. I'm appearing there as part of the “Pay Attention: