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The illusion of productivity
More Speed. More apps. More hacks. More surrender of our privacy – our “humanness” More PRODUCTIVITY. Sensitive people can see through the words. We can feel the inner unrest, the anxiety of attempting to keep up to this new “smart world”. The smart world requires more of us, with the promise of making life “easier”.…
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Car commercials (vs reality)
The commercial. A brand new shiny car (yea, tight!- who buys CARS anymore)?…. TRUCK crusing along the road. An empty road. The weather is perfect. The driver smiling. Big and badass. This could be you! You want this. You need this. A brand new shiny TRUCK fleeing the collapsing city? Alone on the road. The…
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Focus
Scattered attention in the form of 24 x 7 digital notifications, alerts, email, texts, have created a blurry existance for most. Buried under the noise floor of modern day “progress” is the now rare art of focus. Focus (Defined) 1-A center of activity, attraction, or attention. 2-A point of concentration. 3-Directed attention : emphasis. Lack…
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The Subculture of Simple Living
Ive learned that freedom is a personal journey. Ive also discovered that living simple is a subculture.
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Robots
Wake to our phone alarm. Scroll to check messages, weather, social media feeds- all three of them. Brew coffee. Scroll. Drink coffee. Scroll.
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Distracted
distracted: adjective 1. unable to concentrate because one is preoccupied by something else. 2. mentally troubled or distraught. Smart? “lol”. Welcome to the R3volution. You are not alone. But your probably distracted! -Scott
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The value of learning a craft
The craft of “Storytelling” (with music) I learned (and mastered) a difficult craft of mixing (dance) music back in the late 80’s- Early 90’s (As in for clubs). At that time – this was a rare and valuable skill. Taking two different records and beat for beat matching /mixing them, at the proper time, with…
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Bike commuting (Winter)
You bike commute to worrk? YES. Even in the in the winter? YES. In the snow? YES. (Its snows in NH in the Winter!) In the cold? YES. (Winter in NH is usually cold). (Photo op on todays commute) Yes. Yes I do. Heres the top reasons why I will contine to bike commute –…
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I quit the news.
Last week I took in no news. For one week – no news, from any source. I learned alot. News fast Day 1. I became AWARE of how often I felt compelled to “check the news”. I ignored my minds VERY FREQUENT “request” to check the news. Financial news…Hows gold doing? What about Bitcoin? Has…
