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Mindful Engagement at Work and in Life

Mindful Engagement at Work and in Life

Presentation by Aaron Pava (@pava) on April 11, 2013 at the 2013 NTEN Non-Profit Technology Conference (NTC)

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Aaron Pava

April 11, 2013
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  1. Mindful Engagement
    at Work and in Life
    #13NTCLIFE
    @pava
    Aaron Pava
    CivicActions

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  2. Aaron Pava
    @ CIVICACTIONS
    @ PAVA
    #13NTCLIFE

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  3. Mindful
    Engagement

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  4. What We Want
    Healthier,
    More Productive,
    More Fulfilling
    Lives
    Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/swanky-hsiao/2089504883/sizes/l/

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  5. Poverty of Attention
    A wealth of
    information leads to a
    poverty of attention.”
    -Herbert Simon
    Family image: Scott Pollock http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703779704576073801833991620.html

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  6. Stay Truly Connected?
    Is it possible for us to
    stay truly connected to
    ourselves and present
    to the moment when
    we are constantly
    plugged in?
    Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mawel/870541296/sizes/o/

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  7. Gain Control
    Gaining control of
    attention is the number
    one challenge.
    Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/_saturnine/4978508388/sizes/l/

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  8. Mind & Brain
    Mindfulness
    @Work
    @Life
    Resources

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  9. Mind

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  10. Interpersonal
    Neurobiology

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  11. The Mind is
    Not the Brain

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  12. What is the Brain?

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  13. This is Your Brain at NTC

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  14. This is Your Brain at NTC

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  15. What We Think
    Shapes Our Mind

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  16. Direct Experience

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  17. Counting Thoughts

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  18. What Do We
    Mean By
    Mindfulness?

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  19. The mind is an
    embodied and
    relational process
    that regulates the
    flow and energy of
    information.

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  20. Mindfulness is
    Training Our
    Awareness and
    Attention

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  21. “This is the first, wildest,
    and wisest thing I know,
    that the soul exists,
    and that it is built entirely
    out of attention.”
    - Mary Oliver

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  22. Awareness of
    What Arises in the
    Present Moment

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  23. Plenty of Training
    in Thinking
    But None in
    Awareness

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  24. Stop Reacting and
    Start Responding

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  25. Breaking the Glass Ceiling
    of Our Mind

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  26. Know Your Senses

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  27. Meditation is
    Tuning the
    Instrument
    By Helihark (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

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  28. Tune into Your Senses

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  29. Value of
    Mindfulness

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  30. “Attention is the most
    powerful tool of the
    human spirit.”
    - Linda Stone
    Attention Please
    Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidspinks/5431039057/sizes/o/

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  31. When we split
    our attention,
    We not only
    undermine our
    relationships,
    we also remember
    and retain less.
    Let’s Remember
    Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasleen_kaur/4404630666/sizes/l/

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  32. Less Effective
    When you move
    attention from a
    primary task to
    another one, it adds an
    average of 25% of time
    to the complete initial
    task.
    The Energy Project

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  33. Sustainable
    Engagement

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  34. Getting to Know
    Your Mind Traps

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  35. Mindfulness at
    Work

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  36. People Want to
    Add Value and to
    Be Valuable

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  37. Fully Engaged
    One out of five
    people feel
    fully engaged
    at work.
    2008 Towers Perrin Global Workforce Study of 90,000 employees across 18 countries

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  38. It’s Not About
    Time Management...
    It’s About
    Attention Management

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  39. Under Duress
    “Under duress we
    don’t rise to the level
    of our expectations, we
    fall to the level of our
    training.”
    - Bruce Lee
    Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ahnmyrrh/3613943951/

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  40. Ultradian Rhythm
    We DO have
    a Rhythm!

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  41. Energy Is More
    Important than Time

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  42. Breaking Free from
    Bad Habits

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  43. Don’t Get
    Overextended

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  44. Relaxing Breath
    4-7-8 Exercise

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  45. Inhale through Nose
    count of 4
    Hold your Breath
    for a count 7
    Exhale Completely
    through your Mouth
    for a count 8

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  46. Resist the Urge to Be
    Productive All the
    Time

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  47. Lead By Achieving
    Nothing. Seriously

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  48. Praise a Co-Worker

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  49. Say 'Good Morning’

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  50. Reduce Fatigue and
    Discomfort
    Make an ergonomic
    workstation a priority.

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  51. Random Acts of
    Workplace Kindness

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  52. Make Room for
    Me-Time

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  53. Get to Know
    a Co-Worker

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  54. Focus on One Thing
    Three out of four
    Americans have
    difficulty focusing on
    one thing at a time.
    The Energy Project

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  55. Do the Dreaded
    Tasks First

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  56. Make Excuses to Move
    (Train yourself to look for them!)
    Flickr: meekss

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  57. Acknowledgement
    and Celebrating Wins

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  58. The Mindful Office

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  59. Balance Scores

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  60. Does Not Compute
    Each workday, include at
    least one significant task
    you can complete without a
    computer.
    Flickr: photosteve101

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  61. Use the Phrase
    “I Have a Tension”
    to Create Mindful
    Dialogue

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  62. Create Space

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  63. Check Out My Pad
    Paper isn’t evil - so don’t
    be afraid to use it!
    Flickr: nate archer

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  64. Personal Computer-less
    Embrace in-person meetings as
    a break from technology.
    Flickr: Office Now

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  65. Think Outside the Inbox
    Set boundaries for email time.
    Flickr: m-c

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  66. Lunch Break
    Obey the lunch police:
    “Drop the mouse and
    move away from the desk!”
    Flickr: ratterrell

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  67. Reboot with a Nap
    Take a power nap... or at least sit back and close
    your eyes for a few minutes.
    Flickr: skreuzer

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  68. Transition Ritual
    Create a non-tech “transition ritual”
    between work and home.
    Flickr: makeshiftlove

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  69. Guided Meditation

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  70. Mindfulness
    In Life

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  71. Aspects of Serenity
    Physical
    Emotional
    Mental
    Spiritual

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  72. Rules of the Road

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  73. Two Main Challenges
    Sleep
    Technology

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  74. It Starts with Good
    Sleep

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  75. You Need To Sleep More
    95% of us need at least
    7-8 hours
    of sleep every night
    in order to feel
    fully rested.
    http://www.abc.net.au/science/sleep/facts.htm
    Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/didmyself/3050138294/sizes/l/

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  76. How Important?
    Sleep is
    more important
    than food.
    http://blogs.hbr.org/schwartz/2011/03/sleep-is-more-important-than-f.html
    Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gabrielm3/5457415602/sizes/l/

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  77. Waking Up

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  78. Set the Stage
    Begin your day with balance and mindfulness.
    Flickr: Bene*

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  79. Setting Intention

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  80. Plan Down Time

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  81. Gratitude and
    Compassion

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  82. Joy of Quiet

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  83. Sacred You Time

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  84. Yoga

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  85. Set Boundaries
    ...and tell people about them.
    Flickr: matthewgriff (EmmGee)

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  86. Disengage
    Every Day
    Make time every day to disengage
    from the flood of information.

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  87. Digital Food Diary
    Check Yourself Before You
    Wreck Yourself
    Flickr: Scott Robbin

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  88. Digital Detox
    Start With An Hour a Week
    Flickr: dawnzy58

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  89. Digital Sabbath

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  90. Choose Balance
    Let yourself choose balance
    over convenience and
    efficiency.
    Flickr: dalehugo

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  91. Choose People
    Choose people over
    technology.
    Flickr: jakeoneil

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  92. Find Moments
    Use moments of waiting as
    opportunities for mindfulness.
    Flickr: Cast a Line

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  93. Don’t Be a Dummy
    Keep Your Phone in Your Bag
    Flickr: OregonDOT

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  94. Respect Your Temple
    Take breaks from technology
    to take care of your body.
    Flickr: odysseyfx

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  95. Limit Your Media
    Consumption

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  96. Take a Hike

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  97. Awake at the Wheel:
    Mindful Driving

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  98. Eat Real Food

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  99. Reclaim Weekends

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  100. Friends Beyond
    Facebook

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  101. Mindfulness and Kids

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  102. A Mindful
    Relationship

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  103. Men’s and Women’s
    Circles

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  104. Breakfast Vacation

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  105. Walking to Work
    Meditation

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  106. Using a Bus/Train
    Mantra

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  107. Letting Go in
    the Bathroom

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  108. Cell Phone
    Meditation

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  109. Intention Practice

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  110. Resources

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  111. MBSR &
    Mindfulness
    Meditation

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  112. Energy Project

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  113. Wisdom 2.0

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  114. Dr. Dan Siegal

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  115. Huffington Post

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  116. Mindfulness Apps

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  117. Next Steps

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  118. Accept Yourself
    As You Are

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  119. Just Breathe

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  120. Evaluate This Session!
    Each entry is a chance to win an NTEN engraved iPad!
    or Online using #13NTCLIFE at www.nten.org/ntc/eval

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  121. END

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  122. PRACTICE: Kindness
    and Understanding is
    a mental habit.
    Lovingkindness: “I
    wish for this person
    to be happy...” Do it
    for 10 sec. a lot!

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