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Screens R Us: When to Take a Break
Someone always stops me in the hall at a conference or asks anxiously after a talk: How much time should I spend in front of a screen? At what point should I pull back and take a break? Should I stop...
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More on Intentions and Goals
Thank you for the interesting comments and insights on intentions vs. goals. In thinking about this today, I realized – Intentions happen in the present. Goals are about the future. Where does...
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Conscious Computing
Personal technologies today are prosthetics for our minds. Our opportunity is to create personal technologies that are prosthetics for our beings. Conscious computing is post-productivity,...
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Dee Hock’s 1996 Quote…
Those who have heard me speak know that I often quote Dee Hock, the Founder of Visa, and one of the great business innovators of our time. I use his quote below to describe how technology is evolving...
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The Look & Feel of Conscious Computing
With a musical instrument, it’s awkward at first. All thumbs. Uncomfortable. Noise. With practice, the musician becomes self-contained vs. consumed by the instrument; co-creating music. So it...
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Perpetual Inattentional Blindness
I first saw The Invisible Gorilla video in 1980-something (’87? 88?). Alan Kay showed it to a crowd of Apple employees in a jam-packed auditorium, just prior to a talk by Tim Gallwey. Experiencing the...
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The Hair Dryer that Got Away
Iʼm in NY and staying at a friendʼs apartment. Heʼs not there. Iʼve had a terrific nightʼs sleep, a hot shower, and now, plan to dry my hair and head over to a conference, where Iʼll be speaking about...
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A Badass Musician & a Sixth Degree Aikido Black Belt Advise on Email Apnea
Watching Cameron Carpenter play the organ is a transcendant experience. It’s as if he’s “lit.” The organ just sits there, and Carpenter’s body exudes a powerful energy. Most of us, when we interact...
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Q & A: Interview with Smart Planet
Q & A: Interview with Smart Planet Here’s a snapshot of the Q & A I did recently with Rachel James of Smart Planet. For the full post and the comments, please click here. You’ve held executive...
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Aspen Ideas Festival: “Information Overload”
Can we be productive in a world full of constant updates? Will we adapt or will we burn out? Linda Stone and William Powers at AIF 2011 Audio link to session is here.
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