43F Podcast: Goin' on a Media Diet
Submitted by Merlin on October 31, 2005 - 9:18am.
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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I don’t think we have...
I don’t think we have to act like monks all the time—I just like the idea of not always being led around by the inputs in my life. I listen to NPR while I write, surf the web while I watch TV, and as I say, I almost always walk around while I’m talking on the phone.
Like any good diet, this one helps you shed a little weight and learn to make better decisions; it’s not designed to change years-old patterns of your life in an hour or two. :)