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On Archiving What Doesn't Work
We humans get attached to identities, stories, metaphors, and ideas. That attachment helps us with uncertainty, which can be painful.
marymartinphd
Aug 28, 20244 min read
The Argument Against Asking Why
People are obsessed with why and they're looking in the wrong place. You don't wanna know why, you wanna know how and you wanna know what.
marymartinphd
Jul 25, 20243 min read
On Outsourcing Your Taste to Algorithms
Netflix and every other recommendation engine has an element of personalization but also an element of manufacturing taste.
marymartinphd
Jul 18, 20243 min read
The Night We Silenced the Animals
But this morning, after two nights of mock war, my meditation on sound was filled with sounds animals don't make.
marymartinphd
Jul 5, 20242 min read
The ROI of Mindfulness: Time Affluence
You're some number into the 1440 minutes of today. How have you spent those minutes? What if they were your last?
marymartinphd
Jun 21, 20242 min read
Here's The Sound Check Practice
It's difficult to vividly immerse yourself in imagining the future if you don't know what you feel like right now. Do this practice now.
marymartinphd
Apr 14, 20241 min read
Mindfulness Isn't a Competition
This was a social media post with a name on it but I left that name off the image because I don't want to pile on the person who posted...
marymartinphd
Mar 24, 20242 min read
Why Workplace Well-Being Programs Don't Work
Workplace well-being initiatives aren't working. And the reason is breathtakingly obvious. "Initiatives" don't solve systemic problems.
marymartinphd
Jan 22, 20243 min read
There's Still Time for a 2023 Retrospective!
Annual retrospectives are illuminating. They lay bare the realities of how you're spending your precious time. It's not too late to do yours
marymartinphd
Dec 31, 20232 min read
On Boundaries, Self-Care, and Holidays
I'm here to urge you to put your mental health before any gathering because you deserve to do that. Boundaries are a critical for self care.
marymartinphd
Dec 11, 20233 min read
Three Horizons Thinking Toward 2024
Given what's emerging, disruptive, and dying, think about where you might want to go with all that information. Let's craft a few intentions
marymartinphd
Nov 27, 20234 min read
Listen of the Week . . .
What you get to hear on the podcast with Barrett and Kaufman, is someone changing his mind when introduced to new information.
marymartinphd
Nov 13, 20233 min read
On Walking Walks
I asked Midjourney for a middle-aged woman with a Galgo and that's not that bad, although so far no middle-aged woman I've gotten, to...
marymartinphd
Oct 23, 20233 min read
On Watching Your Own Brain Change
Your brain is constantly refashioning itself to expect what has already happened. What does your brain expect today?
marymartinphd
Oct 10, 20233 min read
Final Drop-in for Maui and for Us All
It's been an honor to be in the presence of people who feel the desire or the need to take 30 minutes out of their precious 1,440.
marymartinphd
Oct 4, 20232 min read
On Using Your Complete Mind
The mind is no longer equated with the brain. The complete mind includes the body, the environment, and also technology.
marymartinphd
Sep 19, 20232 min read
Drop in for Maui and for You
Put out the welcome mat for 15 minutes on Thursdays. For Maui, and for yourself.
marymartinphd
Sep 3, 20231 min read
On Tracking Your Feeling Tone
Apple is coming out with a tracker for your feelings. How do you feel about that? My concern is we already have enough dependence on phones.
marymartinphd
Aug 22, 20232 min read
The Path is Made When Walking
There is no path or pathway in the brain that predicts awareness. It's kind of the opposite, as the brain's default mode is mind-wandering.
marymartinphd
Aug 14, 20232 min read
On Systems for Thinking & Writing
Systems for organizing media you consume lighten your mental load and help your brain percolate in peace so you can create new things.
marymartinphd
Aug 6, 20233 min read
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