Curran Dwyer
@curranmdwyer
Curran Dwyer
Attention, taken to its highest degree, is the same thing as prayer. It presupposes faith and love. Absolutely unmixed attention is prayer.
Myth and Metrics: How Social Media Robs Us of Ritual, and How to Revive It
Alexander Beinerbeiner.substack.com
slow technology - designing for reflection
Slow technology is a design philosophy focused on creating technology that encourages reflection and mental rest, rather than prioritizing efficiency, by incorporating slow, reflective elements into the design.
LinkSlow technology is defined as a design agenda for technology aimed at reflection and moments of mental rest rather than efficiency in performance.
I think information is like food. If you try to eat too much too fast, you get sick and the whole experience is worse overall. It’s important to focus on quality over quantity. As you learn, it’s better to create as much as you can - whether this means cultivating a garden or cooking something new.
Welf's Garden - Welf's Garden
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If I wake up and touch my phone, I’ve already lost hours. Not because I’m browsing social media for hours, but because the mind has already been agitated, made unquiet, and the context switch back into thoughtfulness can take the whole morning. In other words, the addict part of my brain takes over and contaminates my ability to be contemplative. I... See more
Craig Mod • Offscreen Magazine Interview
Different cultures have different ways of understanding truth, each with its own biases. The Athenians had a great respect for first principles and the structure of rhetoric as a way of organizing evidence to arrive at truth. Our own culture tends to focus on extensively on numbers and data rather than feeling, experience, or rhetoric. (following
... See moreThis efficient pursuit of predictable value is the quiet dignity of the mass of working people. But if we are to solve the bigger structural, spiritual, and intellectual problems which aren’t addressed by existing institutions, someone needs to be exploring off of the established road, where there is a high probability of failing to accomplish... See more
Wolf Tivy • Quit Your Job
Dead Simple Sites — Minimal Website Inspiration
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