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43F Podcast: Goin' on a Media Diet

Submitted by Merlin on October 31, 2005 - 9:18am.

Goin’ on a Media Diet (mp3)

43folders.com - Two simple things you can do this week to reclaim your attention and start enjoying the I/O in your life again.

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The podcast includes two diet tips for the week:

  • The Media Date - set aside a few contiguous hours to consume just one piece or type of media – by itself. Read a book, watch a movie, or listen to your favorite record. Defy background noise by just focusing on that one thing for a while.
  • The Mindful Phonecall - Take 30 minutes to sit in a chair and talk to someone you love on the phone. No shopping, web surfing, or walking around allowed. Just you and them.

Any good media diet tips of your own to share? How do you limit your I/O?

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Excellent idea about the media...

Submitted by Laura M. (not verified) on October 31, 2005 - 11:32am.

Excellent idea about the media diet. I certainly need one, does anyone else watch T.V. while doing Sudoku at the same time? (hey, was that the nerdiest thing I could say?) We could do a paper-media diet as well. I buy tons of books, magazines + subscriptions + print outs of webpages that might be interesting for later. If I decide to have only one kind of paper media for a week, you get more time and less clutter!