The Limits of Efficiency

Demanding convenience in every aspect of life might have some rather inconvenient effects: the atrophying of skills, self-worth, and wisdom.

By Mo Lotman | April 19, 2017 | Automation, Economics, Identity, Philosophy, Well-Being | Bangladesh, Capabilities, Compassion, Convenience, Driving, Drizly, Ease, Efficiency, Entitlement, Garment Workers, Happiness, Helplessness, Impatience, Inconvenience, Joy, Laziness, Peace, Reward, Self-Reliance, Walking, Wisdom

Podcast #11: Narayan Liebenson on Mindfulness and Attention

Narayan Liebenson, a guiding teacher at the Cambridge Insight Meditation Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, speaks to us about the benefits of mindfulness and attention. How might smart devices be impacting our ability to be present?

By Mo Lotman | April 12, 2017 | Cognition, Culture, Health, Podcasts, Psychology, Relationships, Well-Being | Addiction, Attention, Buddhism, Cambridge Insight Meditation Center, Compassion, Hungry Ghost, Insight Meditation Society, Meditation, Mindfulness, Noble Eightfold Path, Sanctuary, smart phones, Steadiness, Stillness, The Internet, Wisdom

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