Deliberate Rest: A Manifesto
In my last book, The Distraction Addiction, I devoted two chapters to rest and restoration, and the Digital Sabbath movement. In a chapter on rest, I talk some about
My talk on rest
My speaking gigs are handled by the (totally awesome) Lavin Agency, and I’ve now added a talk on rest. Here’s the description. REST: WHY COFFEE BREAKS, SABBATHS, AND
Graphic from my NAIS talk
While I finish writing up the notes from my NAIS talk-- I've got deadlines at work, kids' sports practices, and several recent interviews with people who organize digital
How technologies are designed to commodify distraction
[This is the second of several posts drawing on my the talk I gave at the NAIS annual conference. The first is here.] How are technologies designed to distract
The need for a social approach to distraction
[This is a post drawing on my the talk I gave at the NAIS annual conference.] We use the term "distraction" in two broad ways. Both involve situations
NAIS
This week my wife and I were at the National Association of Independent Schools annual conference. I was giving a talk on contemplative computing and efforts by schools
Taking contemplative computing to Buddhist monastics
Last week I was in New York for the launch of J. Walter Thompson's new report on consumer trends, and while I was on the East Coast I
Speaking at Kagyu Thubten Chöling monastery Jan 14
Next week I'm spending a day at the Kagyu Thubten Chöling monastery in New York, and on Tuesday evening I'll be giving a talk about contemplative computing. It'll start
Speaking in Denver this Thursday at Tattered Cover
I'm doing a reading and book signing at the Tattered Cover Bookstore on Colfax Avenue, located in the historic Bonfils-Lowenstein Theater. The event will start at 7:30 pm. Dress
My talk at Kepler’s Bookstore
This past Tuesday I did a reading at Kepler's Bookstore, my local bookstore. Most of the crowd was family and friends, Peninsula School people (Peninsula is pretty important