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)

#13NTCLIFE

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Transcript

1. Mindful Engagement at Work and in Life #13NTCLIFE @pava Aaron Pava CivicActions
2. Aaron Pava @ CIVICACTIONS @ PAVA #13NTCLIFE
3. Mindful Engagement
4. What We Want Healthier, More Productive, More Fulfilling Lives Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/swanky-hsiao/2089504883/sizes/l/
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
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/
7. Gain Control Gaining control of attention is the number one challenge. Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/_saturnine/4978508388/sizes/l/
8. Mind & Brain Mindfulness @Work @Life Resources
9. Mind
10. Interpersonal Neurobiology
11. The Mind is Not the Brain
12. What is the Brain?
13. This is Your Brain at NTC
14. This is Your Brain at NTC
15. What We Think Shapes Our Mind
16. Direct Experience
17. Counting Thoughts
18. What Do We Mean By Mindfulness?
19. The mind is an embodied and relational process that regulates the flow and energy of information.
20. Mindfulness is Training Our Awareness and Attention
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
22. Awareness of What Arises in the Present Moment
23. Plenty of Training in Thinking But None in Awareness
24. Stop Reacting and Start Responding
25. Breaking the Glass Ceiling of Our Mind
26. Know Your Senses
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
28. Tune into Your Senses
29. Value of Mindfulness
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/
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/
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
33. Sustainable Engagement
34. Getting to Know Your Mind Traps
35. Mindfulness at Work
36. People Want to Add Value and to Be Valuable
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
38. It’s Not About Time Management... It’s About Attention Management
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/
40. Ultradian Rhythm We DO have a Rhythm!
41. Energy Is More Important than Time
42. Breaking Free from Bad Habits
43. Don’t Get Overextended
44. Relaxing Breath 4-7-8 Exercise
45. Inhale through Nose count of 4 Hold your Breath for a count 7 Exhale Completely through your Mouth for a count 8
46. Resist the Urge to Be Productive All the Time
47. Lead By Achieving Nothing. Seriously
48. Praise a Co-Worker
49. Say 'Good Morning’
50. Reduce Fatigue and Discomfort Make an ergonomic workstation a priority.
51. Random Acts of Workplace Kindness
52. Make Room for Me-Time
53. Get to Know a Co-Worker
54. Focus on One Thing Three out of four Americans have difficulty focusing on one thing at a time. The Energy Project
55. Do the Dreaded Tasks First
56. Make Excuses to Move (Train yourself to look for them!) Flickr: meekss
57. Acknowledgement and Celebrating Wins
58. The Mindful Office
59. Balance Scores
60. Does Not Compute Each workday, include at least one significant task you can complete without a computer. Flickr: photosteve101
61. Use the Phrase “I Have a Tension” to Create Mindful Dialogue
62. Create Space
63. Check Out My Pad Paper isn’t evil - so don’t be afraid to use it! Flickr: nate archer
64. Personal Computer-less Embrace in-person meetings as a break from technology. Flickr: Office Now
65. Think Outside the Inbox Set boundaries for email time. Flickr: m-c
66. Lunch Break Obey the lunch police: “Drop the mouse and move away from the desk!” Flickr: ratterrell
67. Reboot with a Nap Take a power nap... or at least sit back and close your eyes for a few minutes. Flickr: skreuzer
68. Transition Ritual Create a non-tech “transition ritual” between work and home. Flickr: makeshiftlove
69. Guided Meditation
70. Mindfulness In Life
71. Aspects of Serenity Physical Emotional Mental Spiritual
72. Rules of the Road
73. Two Main Challenges Sleep Technology
74. It Starts with Good Sleep
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/
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/
77. Waking Up
78. Set the Stage Begin your day with balance and mindfulness. Flickr: Bene*
79. Setting Intention
80. Plan Down Time
81. Gratitude and Compassion
82. Joy of Quiet
83. Sacred You Time
84. Yoga
85. Set Boundaries ...and tell people about them. Flickr: matthewgriff (EmmGee)
86. Disengage Every Day Make time every day to disengage from the flood of information.
87. Digital Food Diary Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself Flickr: Scott Robbin
88. Digital Detox Start With An Hour a Week Flickr: dawnzy58
89. Digital Sabbath
90. Choose Balance Let yourself choose balance over convenience and efficiency. Flickr: dalehugo
91. Choose People Choose people over technology. Flickr: jakeoneil
92. Find Moments Use moments of waiting as opportunities for mindfulness. Flickr: Cast a Line
93. Don’t Be a Dummy Keep Your Phone in Your Bag Flickr: OregonDOT
94. Respect Your Temple Take breaks from technology to take care of your body. Flickr: odysseyfx
95. Limit Your Media Consumption
96. Take a Hike
97. Awake at the Wheel: Mindful Driving
98. Eat Real Food
99. Reclaim Weekends
100. Friends Beyond Facebook
101. Mindfulness and Kids
102. A Mindful Relationship
103. Men’s and Women’s Circles
104. Breakfast Vacation
105. Walking to Work Meditation
106. Using a Bus/Train Mantra
107. Letting Go in the Bathroom
108. Cell Phone Meditation
109. Intention Practice
110. Resources
111. MBSR & Mindfulness Meditation
112. Energy Project
113. Wisdom 2.0
114. Dr. Dan Siegal
115. Huffington Post
116. Mindfulness Apps
117. Next Steps
118. Accept Yourself As You Are
119. Just Breathe
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
121. END
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!