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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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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