Kylee Schmuck
@brokenhips
Kylee Schmuck
It is possible to see one crucial aspect of modernity as an ongoing crisis of attentiveness, in which the changing configurations of capitalism continually push attention and distraction to new limits and thresholds, with an endless sequence of new products, sources of stimulation, and streams of information, and then respond with new methods of... See more
L. M. Sacasas • Attending to the World
“Falling’s the part that takes your breath away. It’s the part when you can’t believe the person standing in front of you both exists and happened to wander into your path. It’s supposed to make you feel lucky to be alive, exactly
Emily Henry • Beach Read
We can explore the ways in which our attention is generated, manipulated, valued and degraded. Sometimes attention might simply be a lens through which to read the events of the moment. But it can also force us toward a better understanding of how our minds work or how we value our time and the time of others. Perhaps, just by acknowledging its... See more
nytimes.com • Opinion | Michael Goldhaber, the Cassandra of the Internet Age - The New York Times
There is a relevant concept from Alexander Technique that I love, “faulty sensory appreciation,” which I learned about from Michael Ashcroft. The concept is that habitual tension distorts your sensory impressions—rigid stillness via bodily tension starts to feel like “good posture,” whereas relaxed uprightness feels strange, to the extent you might... See more
In many ways, we are very similar to mycelium.
We need the right conditions to survive and a constant flow of oxygen. We need to communicate to grow.
We need to connect to live.
We need the right conditions to survive and a constant flow of oxygen. We need to communicate to grow.
We need to connect to live.
The Alexander Technique isn’t humanity’s next evolutionary step, but it really could make an enormous difference if more people applied its principles. The world doesn’t need better posture – as I said, poor posture is a very First World problem. The world needs more people who can inhibit, can pause and reconsider before acting. People who are
... See morePeter Nobes • Mindfulness in 3D: Alexander Technique for the 21st Century
“Was I the problem? Had I always been the problem?”
digital garden and Joan
“I’m not one of those people with their heads in the clouds; I’m one of those whose entire body has been consumed by the clouds.” — Antero Alli