Technology For Mindfulness

Author Nicholas Carr writes about technology & culture. His latest book, “Utopia Is Creepy” (http://a.co/7dwlAjY), collects his best essays, blog posts, & other writings from the past dozen years for an alternative history of our tech-besotted time. His previous work, 2014’s “The Glass Cage: How Our Computers Are Changing Us”, examined the personal & social consequences of our ever growing dependency on computers, robots & apps. His 2010 book, “The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains” was a 2011 Pulitzer Prize finalist & New York Times bestseller. In 2015, he also received the Neil Postman Award for Career Achievement in Public Intellectual Activity from the Media Ecology Association. Since 2005, he has written the popular blog “Rough Type” (http://www.roughtype.com/). Nicholas Carr is a former member of the Encyclopedia Britannica’s editorial board of advisors, was on the steering board of the World Economic Forum’s cloud computing project & a writer-in-residence at the University of California at Berkeley’s journalism school. Earlier in his career, he was executive editor of the Harvard Business Review. He holds a B.A. from Dartmouth College & an M.A., in English & American Literature & Language, from Harvard University. Find more info on Nicholas Carr at http://www.nicholascarr.com/. On each episode of the Technology For Mindfulness Podcast, Robert Plotkin, co-creator of the “Hack Your Mind” series at MIT, explores the intersection between the practice of mindfulness & the use of technology in the modern age. Show notes can be found at TechnologyForMindfulness.com/, & you can also follow the show at Twitter.com/TechForMindful & Facebook.com/TechnologyForMindfulness/. Come back often & feel free to subscribe in iTunes or add the Technology For Mindfulness Podcast to your favorite podcast application. Follow us on: Twitter.com/TechForMindful Facebook.com/TechnologyForMindfulness Subscribe to the Technology For Mindfulness Podcast via: iTunes: apple.co/2opAqpn Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/robert-plotkin/technology-for-mindfulness SoundCloud: @technologyformindfulness TuneIn: http://tunein.com/radio/Technology-For-Mindfulness-p963257/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCadmsqRjuiilNT5bwHFHDfQ RSS: feeds.feedburner.com/TechnologyForMindfulness Music courtesy of Tobu - Colors [NCS Release] https://youtu.be/MEJCwccKWG0 http://www.7obu.com http://www.soundcloud.com/7obu http://www.facebook.com/tobuofficial http://www.twitter.com/tobuofficial http://www.youtube.com/tobuofficial See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Time management author, public speaker, coach & trainer Dave Crenshaw has appeared in Time magazine, USA Today, FastCompany, the BBC News, & his courses on LinkedIn Learning have received millions of views. Crenshaw's three books, including “The Myth of Multitasking” and his newest, “The Power of Having Fun: How Meaningful Breaks Help You Get More Done”, are in stores now & can be purchased online at http://a.co/1f44cqo/. The irony of Dave’s mission is that he considers himself very chaotic & inherently unproductive, even being diagnosed by a clinical psychologist as “off the charts ADHD.” That label became a personal challenge that led to developing simple systems that fast-paced business leaders worldwide now utilize to improve focus, structure, & stability. Crenshaw received his degree in Business Management-Entrepreneurship from the Marriott School at Brigham Young University & began his coaching career in 1998 as the youngest independent consultant for one of the world’s largest business coaching firms. Dave is the founder of Invaluable Inc., a coaching & training corporation that has helped transform hundreds of thousands of business leaders around the world. He currently lives in the shadow of Utah’s Rocky Mountains with his wife & children. Find more info on Dave Crenshaw at https://davecrenshaw.com/.On each episode of the Technology For Mindfulness Podcast, Robert Plotkin, co-creator of the “Hack Your Mind” series at MIT, explores the intersection between the practice of mindfulness & the use of technology in the modern age. Show notes can be found at TechnologyForMindfulness.com/. Come back often & feel free to subscribe in iTunes or add the Technology For Mindfulness Podcast to your favorite podcast application.Follow us on:Twitter.com/TechForMindfulFacebook.com/TechnologyForMindfulnessSubscribe to the Technology For Mindfulness Podcast via:iTunes: apple.co/2opAqpnStitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/robert-plotkin/technology-for-mindfulnessTuneIn: http://tunein.com/radio/Technology-For-Mindfulness-p963257/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCadmsqRjuiilNT5bwHFHDfQRSS: feeds.feedburner.com/TechnologyForMindfulnessMusic courtesy of Tobu - Colors [NCS Release]https://youtu.be/MEJCwccKWG0http://www.7obu.comhttp://www.soundcloud.com/7obuhttp://www.facebook.com/tobuofficialhttp://www.twitter.com/tobuofficialhttp://www.youtube.com/tobuofficial See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

John de Graaf is a documentary filmmaker who has produced more than a dozen prime-time national PBS specials & the namesake of the “John de Graaf Environmental Filmmaking Award” presented each year at the Wild and Scenic Film Festival in California. He is the Executive Director of “Take Back Your Time” (http://www.takebackyourtime.org/), co-founder of “The Happiness Initiative” (www.happycounts.org), co-author of the books “Affluenza” & “What’s the Economy for, Anyway?” (https://tinyurl.com/yd4yzo5e) & has taught for the Evergreen State College, the University of Washington, & Boston University’s Center for Digital Imaging Arts. Concerning well-being, De Graaf has served as an advisor to the government of Bhutan as it development its Gross National Happiness project proposal for the United Nations & is also the Senior Well-Being Advisor for Earth Economics, a nonprofit ecosystem services organization. His work & speaking engagements involve exploration of the intersection of happiness, work-life balance, consumerism, health & sustainability. John De Graaf’s latest project, “And Beaty For All” (http://scorai.org/beauty/), aims to unite cities & rural areas, conservatives & liberals, to restore & preserve land.Find more info on John de Graaf at https://www.johndegraaf.com/On each episode of the Technology For Mindfulness Podcast, Robert Plotkin, co-creator of the “Hack Your Mind” series at MIT, explores the intersection between the practice of mindfulness & the use of technology in the modern age. Show notes can be found at TechnologyForMindfulness.com/, & you can also follow the show at Twitter.com/TechForMindful & Facebook.com/TechnologyForMindfulness/. Come back often & feel free to subscribe in iTunes or add the Technology For Mindfulness Podcast to your favorite podcast application.Follow us on:Twitter.com/TechForMindfulFacebook.com/TechnologyForMindfulnessSubscribe to the Technology For Mindfulness Podcast via:iTunes: apple.co/2opAqpnStitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/robert-plotkin/technology-for-mindfulnessSoundCloud: @technologyformindfulnessTuneIn: http://tunein.com/radio/Technology-For-Mindfulness-p963257/YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCadmsqRjuiilNT5bwHFHDfQRSS: feeds.feedburner.com/TechnologyForMindfulnessMusic courtesy of Tobu - Colors [NCS Release] https://youtu.be/MEJCwccKWG0http://www.7obu.comhttp://www.soundcloud.com/7obuhttp://www.facebook.com/tobuofficialhttp://www.twitter.com/tobuofficialhttp://www.youtube.com/tobuofficial See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mark Bauerlein earned his doctorate in English at UCLA in 1988 & has taught at Emory since 1989, with a two-and-a-half year break in 2003-05 to serve as the Director, Office of Research & Analysis, at the National Endowment for the Arts. Apart from his scholarly work, he publishes in popular periodicals such as The Wall Street Journal, The Weekly Standard, The Washington Post, TLS, and Chronicle of Higher Education. His latest book, "The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future (Or, Don 't Trust Anyone Under 30), is available for purchase online at https://www.amazon.com/Dumbest-Generation-Stupefies-Americans-Jeopardizes/dp/1585427128 Along the same topics, Mark also wrote “The Digital Divide: Arguments for and Against Facebook, Google, Texting, and the Age of Social Networking” available at https://www.amazon.com/dp/1585428868/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ep_dp_eiAOzbG3FFNNX Find more info on Mark Bauerlein at http://english.emory.edu/home/people/faculty/faculty_pages/bauerlein.html On each episode of the Technology For Mindfulness Podcast, Robert Plotkin, co-creator of the “Hack Your Mind” series at MIT, explores the intersection between the practice of mindfulness & the use of technology in the modern age. Show notes can be found at TechnologyForMindfulness.com/, & you can also follow the show at Twitter.com/TechForMindful & Facebook.com/TechnologyForMindfulness/. Come back often & feel free to subscribe in iTunes or add the Technology For Mindfulness Podcast to your favorite podcast application. Follow us on: Twitter.com/TechForMindful Facebook.com/TechnologyForMindfulness Subscribe to the Technology For Mindfulness Podcast via: iTunes: apple.co/2opAqpn Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/robert-plotkin/technology-for-mindfulness SoundCloud: @technologyformindfulness TuneIn: http://tunein.com/radio/Technology-For-Mindfulness-p963257/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCadmsqRjuiilNT5bwHFHDfQ RSS: feeds.feedburner.com/TechnologyForMindfulness Music courtesy of Tobu - Colors [NCS Release] https://youtu.be/MEJCwccKWG0 http://www.7obu.com http://www.soundcloud.com/7obu http://www.facebook.com/tobuofficial http://www.twitter.com/tobuofficial http://www.youtube.com/tobuofficial See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Neil Seligman is the Founder of http://www.theconsciousprofessional.com , the Author of 100 Mindfulness Meditations and one of the UK’s leading experts in Corporate Mindfulness, Wellbeing and Professional Resilience. In this episode Neil discusses about his work at The Conscious Professional and what his mission and goal is. According to Neil his practice brings skills of mindfulness to professionals. His vision is enlightened executives and conscious businesses. Neil links mindfulness to professional excellence, and his vision is to find the missing link in many professionals who are not able to express themselves in the exterior reality. The internal world is the key to emotional intelligence and we have to find peace within ourselves.Connect with Neil:www.theconsciousprofessional.comOn each episode of the Technology For Mindfulness podcast, Robert Plotkin, co-creator of the “Hack Your Mind” series at MIT, explores the intersection between the practice of mindfulness & the use of technology in the modern age. Show notes can be found at www.technologyformindfulness.com/podcast.Follow us on:Twitter.com/TechForMindful Facebook.com/TechnologyForMindfulness/Subscribe Here:iTunes: http://apple.co/2opAqpnStitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/robert-plotkin/technology-for-mindfulnessSoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/technologyformindfulnessTuneIn: http://tunein.com/radio/Technology-For-Mindfulness-p963257/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCadmsqRjuiilNT5bwHFHDfQRSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/TechnologyForMindfulnessMusic courtesy of Tobu - Colors [NCS Release] http://tobumusic.com/https://youtu.be/MEJCwccKWG0http://www.soundcloud.com/7obuhttp://www.facebook.com/tobuofficialhttp://www.twitter.com/tobuofficialhttp://www.youtube.com/tobuofficial See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

For the past eight years, Emmy-nominated filmmaker Tiffany Shlain, her husband & two children have embraced "Technology Shabbat", a modernized version of the Jewish day of rest, where they break away from digital screens & other technology for 24 hours. Shlain joins host Robert Plotkin to discuss how "Technology Shabbat" works & doesn't prevent her & her husband from embracing technology in their everyday lives. Tiffany Shlain is an American filmmaker, author, & public speaker regarded as an internet pioneer for her work, including founding the Webby Awards, co-founding the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences & running the Moxie Institute Film Studio & Lab. She lives in Northern California with husband Goldberg whom she frequently collaborates with on art installations & other projects. Connect with Tiffany: http://www.moxieinstitute.org/technology_shabbats. On each episode of the Technology For Mindfulness podcast, Robert Plotkin, co-creator of the “Hack Your Mind” series at MIT, explores the intersection between the practice of mindfulness & the use of technology in the modern age. Show notes can be found at www.technologyformindfulness.com/podcast. Follow us on: Twitter.com/TechForMindful Facebook.com/TechnologyForMindfulness/ Subscribe Here: iTunes: http://apple.co/2opAqpn Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/robert-plotkin/technology-for-mindfulness SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/technologyformindfulness TuneIn: http://tunein.com/radio/Technology-For-Mindfulness-p963257/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCadmsqRjuiilNT5bwHFHDfQ RSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/TechnologyForMindfulness Music courtesy of Tobu - Colors [NCS Release] www.tobumusic.com/ youtu.be/MEJCwccKWG0 @7obu www.facebook.com/tobuofficial www.twitter.com/tobuofficial www.youtube.com/tobuofficial See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Journalist, broadcaster & communication consultant Dr. Susan Maushart joins host Robert Plotkin to discuss her internationally acclaimed memoir & BBC Book of the Week The Winter of Our Disconnect: How Three Totally Wired Teenagers (& a Mother Who Slept with Her iPhone) Pulled the Plug on Their Technology & Lived to Tell the Tale. Maushart is the author of five books, including the feminist classics The Mask of Motherhood & Wifework. An independent producer, Susan's popular radio series Multiple Choice & StoryCatcher have been heard across Australia on ABC Radio, & across the world on via the web. She has appeared as a commentator on The Today Show, Lateline, CNN, Fox & Friends & in publications ranging from Family Circle & Parents to the Huffington Post & The Guardian. Susan's lifestyle column in the Weekend Australian Magazine ran weekly for a legendary 12 years, & she has lectured in media at NYU, Fordham & Curtin University of Technology. The mother of three global nomads, Susan lives between Perth, Western Australia & the East End of Long Island. Susan has written news, features, profiles, history, memoir, comedy & genre fiction. Her current projects include the commissioned history This Little World, which celebrates the centenary of Presbyterian Ladies' College, Perth, & the forthcoming management novel Not the Smartest Guy in the Room. Connect with Dr. Susan: http://www.susanmaushart.com/. On each episode of the Technology For Mindfulness podcast, Robert Plotkin, co-creator of the “Hack Your Mind” series at MIT, explores the intersection between the practice of mindfulness & the use of technology in the modern age. Show notes can be found at www.technologyformindfulness.com/podcast. Follow us on: Twitter.com/TechForMindful Facebook.com/TechnologyForMindfulness/ Subscribe Here: iTunes: http://apple.co/2opAqpn Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/robert-plotkin/technology-for-mindfulness SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/technologyformindfulness TuneIn: http://tunein.com/radio/Technology-For-Mindfulness-p963257/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCadmsqRjuiilNT5bwHFHDfQ RSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/TechnologyForMindfulness Music courtesy of Tobu - Colors [NCS Release] www.tobumusic.com/ youtu.be/MEJCwccKWG0 @7obu www.facebook.com/tobuofficial www.twitter.com/tobuofficial www.youtube.com/tobuofficial See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dr. Judson Brewer joins host Robert Plotkin to discuss mindfulness training for addiction. Brewer is a thought leader in the ‘science of self-mastery,” having combined nearly 20 years of experience with mindfulness training with his scientific research therein. He has published numerous peer-reviewed articles & book chapters, spoken at international conferences, & his work has been featured in 60 Minutes, TEDx, Time Magazine, Forbes, the BBC, NPR, BusinessWeek & others. He is Director of Research at the Center of Mindfulness & an associate professor in medicine & psychiatry at the UMass Medical School. He is also adjunct faculty at Yale University School of Medicine & a research affiliate at MIT. A psychiatrist & internationally known expert in mindfulness training, Brewer has developed & tested novel mindfulness programs for addictions, including both in-person & app-based treatments (cravingtoquit.com/). He has also studied the underlying neural mechanisms of mindfulness using standard & real-time fMRI. Connect with Dr. Judson: thecenterformindfuleating.org/Judson-Brewer/ On each episode of the Technology For Mindfulness podcast, Robert Plotkin, co-creator of the “Hack Your Mind” series at MIT, explores the intersection between the practice of mindfulness & the use of technology in the modern age. Show notes can be found at www.technologyformindfulness.com/podcast.Follow us on:Twitter.com/TechForMindful Facebook.com/TechnologyForMindfulness/Subscribe Here:iTunes: http://apple.co/2opAqpnStitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/robert-plotkin/technology-for-mindfulnessSoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/technologyformindfulnessTuneIn: http://tunein.com/radio/Technology-For-Mindfulness-p963257/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCadmsqRjuiilNT5bwHFHDfQRSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/TechnologyForMindfulnessMusic courtesy of Tobu - Colors [NCS Release] www.tobumusic.com/youtu.be/MEJCwccKWG0@7obuwww.facebook.com/tobuofficialwww.twitter.com/tobuofficialwww.youtube.com/tobuofficial See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Maggie Jackson joins host Robert Plotkin for a discussion on how technology can distract us and what we can do about it. Jackson is an award-winning author & former Boston Globe columnist known for her penetrating coverage of social issues, especially technology’s impact on humanity. Her essays and articles have appeared in publications worldwide, including the The New York Times, Business Week, Utne, and on National Public Radio. Her acclaimed book, Distracted: The Erosion of Attention and the Coming Dark Age, jumpstarted our global conversation on the steep costs of fragmenting our attention. Jackson’s first book, What’s Happening to Home? Balancing Work, Life and Refuge in the Information Age, examined the loss of home as a refuge. Connect with Maggie: http://maggie-jackson.com/ On each episode of the Technology For Mindfulness podcast, Robert Plotkin, co-creator of the “Hack Your Mind” series at MIT, explores the intersection between the practice of mindfulness & the use of technology in the modern age. Show notes can be found at www.technologyformindfulness.com/podcast.Follow us on:Twitter.com/TechForMindful Facebook.com/TechnologyForMindfulness/Subscribe Here:iTunes: http://apple.co/2opAqpnStitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/robert-plotkin/technology-for-mindfulnessSoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/technologyformindfulnessTuneIn: http://tunein.com/radio/Technology-For-Mindfulness-p963257/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCadmsqRjuiilNT5bwHFHDfQRSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/TechnologyForMindfulnessMusic courtesy of Tobu - Colors [NCS Release] www.tobumusic.com/youtu.be/MEJCwccKWG0@7obuwww.facebook.com/tobuofficialwww.twitter.com/tobuofficialwww.youtube.com/tobuofficial See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On Technology For Mindfulness podcast, Robert Plotkin, co-creator of the “Hack Your Mind” series at MIT, explores the intersection between the practice of mindfulness & the use of technology in the modern age. Show notes can be found at www.technologyformindfulness.com/podcast.Follow us on:Twitter.com/TechForMindful Facebook.com/TechnologyForMindfulness/Subscribe Here:iTunes: http://apple.co/2opAqpnStitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/robert-plotkin/technology-for-mindfulnessSoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/technologyformindfulnessTuneIn: http://tunein.com/radio/Technology-For-Mindfulness-p963257/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCadmsqRjuiilNT5bwHFHDfQRSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/TechnologyForMindfulnessMusic courtesy of Tobu - Colors [NCS Release] www.tobumusic.com/youtu.be/MEJCwccKWG0@7obuwww.facebook.com/tobuofficialwww.twitter.com/tobuofficialwww.youtube.com/tobuofficial See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.