Linkspam: classism and "digital detox"; comparative timelines

[firecat]

http://www.newrepublic.com/article/116618/technologys-mindfulness-racket
"the act of unplugging falls somewhere between wearing vintage clothes and consuming artisanal cheese"

http://waitbutwhy.com/2013/08/putting-time-in-perspective.html
"It's hard to picture how a microbe evolved into a fish—the answer is that 3 billion years is a lot of time to work with."

Comments

[thnidu]

Ah ha. Yes, I'm glad to see, on reading some way into the first article, that it's not an attack on the concept of mindfulness, as seemed to me from the title. Mindfulness is no joke for me (see icon), and mindfulness meditation is a key part of my trying to get ANYTHING done.

Contributed linkspam:
• Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn
• GetSomeHeadspace, the practice I am now using, recommended by my daughter. The podcast guided meditations offer a month's free trial. I signed up for a year after a week or two.

[firecat]

Thanks for the links. Mindfulness is a very useful tool for me too. (Love the icon.)
I really wish Kabat-Zinn's book had a different title.

[thnidu]

Yeah, well... I think it started with dealing with stress. He's got several more out now.

I've used the UPenn mindfulness program, which is based on his work.

[firecat]

When I read what he actually writes, I really like it.