Conscious Computing Apps in Age of Distraction
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- 1. Conscious Computing Apps for Personal Productivity in an Age of Distraction Beth Kanter, Master Trainer, Author, and Blogger Opera America Conference – June, 2014Photo by a4gpa
- 2. Beth Kanter
- 3. Your burning question about content and productivity tools?
- 4. Conscious Computing Apps for Personal Productivity in an Age of Distraction Beth Kanter, Master Trainer, Author, and Blogger Opera America Conference – June, 2014Photo by a4gpa
- 5. Who Uses the Internet To Get Work Done?
- 6. 1. When you start curating information, does it make you feel anxious? 2. When you are seeking information to curate, have you ever forgotten what it was in the first place you wanted to accomplish? 3. Do you add links to your Scoop.It or other collections without reading and thinking and annotating the article? 4. Do you experience frustration at the amount of information you need to process daily? 5. Do you sit at your computer for longer than 30 minutes at a time without getting up to take a break? 6. Do you constantly check (even in the bathroom on your mobile phone) your email, Twitter, Scoop.It or other online service? 7. Is the only time you're off line is when you are sleeping? 8. Do you feel that you often cannot concentrate? 9. Do you get anxious if you are offline for more than a few hours? 10.Do you find yourself easily distracted by online resources that allow you to avoid other, pending work? Self-Knowledge Before Tools A few quick assessment questions Add up your score: # of YES answers
- 7. 0…1…2…3…4…5…6…7…8…9…10 Source: Lulumonathletica Mindful Online………………………………………………………..Need Help Now What’s Your Attention Focusing Score?
- 8. • Understand your goals and priorities and ask yourself at regular intervals whether your current activity serves your higher priority. • Notice when your attention has wandered, and then gently bringing it back to focus on your highest priority • Sometimes in order to learn or deepen relationships -- exploring from link to link is permissible – and important. Don’t make attention training so rigid that it destroys flow. Source: Howard Rheingold NetSmart What does it mean to manage your attention?
- 10. Training Your Attention: 18 Minutes A Day
- 12. Keep A To Done List!
- 13. Blocker Programs: Remove Distractions
- 14. Blocker Program: For Writing
- 15. Take A Walk: Walking Apps
- 16. Take A Walk: Walking Apps
- 17. Meditate
- 18. Breathe
- 20. Commit to Action What is one idea or tip or tool that you can implement next week? Write it down on an index card with your name and email address Raffle
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