How to Design for the World You Want to Live In

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Every little choice that we make in our, in our work affects other people. And so if we're designing them in a way that's supporting the world we want to live in, even if it's the tiniest little change for the better, it matters. I love books. Can you tell? Me too. We should definitely be friends on Goodreads. Absolutely. But another great book defender is The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg. This guy has totally spent so much time researching habits and why they occur. He's been able to sort of deconstruct how to actually break habits. So there you go.

Liza Kindred challenges us to be more mindful in how we use and design technology. She offers us a value system on how to do just that. She encourages us to slow down and incorporate meditation and mindfulness practices into our daily lives. She reminds us to connect more with the real humans physically present with us. She also inspires us to design for the world we want to live in.

What is Mindful Technology? (6:50)
Benefits of practicing Mindful Tech? (9:23)
How do you mitigate FOMO? (24:46)
Smartphone addiction in the home (30:10)
Implications if we don't practice mindful tech? (40:52)
How do we design for human connection? (47:39)
How can we inspire others to be more mindful with tech? (56:56)
What would your last words be to designers influencing tech? (67:20)
Liza's "Eff This" book (71:35)
Jason's mindfulness tip (76:17)

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