How to Engage in Technology More Mindfully

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There is no one size fits all solution. We should fear missing out on a human connection that will not happen if we're always have our nose and our devices when we're bored, Liza says. And I'm happy to share suggestions about how we can engage in our own technology more mindfully. But there's no kind of like one answer for everyone other than just paying attention and seeing what works then doing more of that.

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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