As I read an article in the New York Times about how the screen of our smartphones is addictive and consumes our attention. And journalist Nellie Bowles tried to switch her iPhone screen to grayscale. Apparently, this lowers your “enthusiasm” for using your phone...
I read an article by Zeynep Tufekci (False Promise) in Wired (July 27, 2019) stating the Internet is a low-trust society where you are on guard all the time. I’m sure this wasn’t part of Sir Tim Berners-Lee dream. A society is a group of people with a...
As I dive into the controversial ideas in de Mello’s Awareness, I read something insightful, which gives sense and meaning to the purpose of this blog. “in order to wake up, the one thing you need the most is not energy, or strength, or youthfulness, or even great...
Our brain craves the new when it triggers dopamine, but, as Anthony de Mello insight says, “We hate the new. We hate it! And the sooner we face up to that fact, the better. We don’t want new things, particularly when they’re disturbing, particularly when they involve...
The race to the Moon began once more in our time. But, have you wondered about the point of that? I’m reading Anthony de Mello’s book Awareness where he writes at some point “What’s the earthly use of putting a man on the moon when we cannot live on the earth?”...
An Arab proverb says “The nature of rain is the same, but it makes thorns grow in the marshes and flowers in the gardens.” Both wake up, but is the ground of your life a marsh or a garden? When we state the importance of having a greater awareness of everything, it...
They are the stars in YouTube and Social Media and I wondered why because one specimen just sat on the porch of our vacation house. Some say the reason is their agility, others emphasize their boldness and inquisitive spirit, reserved and stealthy. Some even argue...
I embraced Digital Minimalism for some time now, and I began feeling strange around people in a Mall. I felt alien because everyone is paying attention to their phone and I noticed. People around me were alienated most of the time. I saw children around their...
We get distracted, miss opportunities and that’s not good. But not all distractions are bad. ”Some interruptions are worth having if they create a space for something to work in the fertile unconscious. Indeed, some distractions are more than useful; they might be...
Marie Curie was known for her ability to concentrate for long periods. Can we match it in our digital world? Maybe not and the reason is a myth. Multitasking. “Devoting full attention to a single activity takes effort.” (Naomi Baron, Words Onscreen)No...
