Author, Filmmaker Tiffany Shlain discusses her films, book 24/6, and the human side of tech (#047)

   #TechShabbat #character #neuroscience Filmmaker, and
author Tiffany Shlain discusses her life, films and her book 24/6,
about the neuroscience of how technology reshapes our brains and
how the practice of turning off all screens 24 hours each week can
make us healthier and more creative. http://tiffanyshlain.com
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practice of turning off all screens for twenty-four hours each
week, which she’s done for over a decade with her husband and kids
(sixteen and ten), has completely changed their lives, giving them
more time, productivity, connection, and presence. She and her
family call it “Technology Shabbat”, which has become a worldwide
movement. Learn more about it at https://www.24sixlife.com/ Drawn
from the ancient ritual of Shabbat, living 24/6 can work for anyone
from any background. With humor and wisdom, Shlain shares her
story, offers lessons she has learned, and provides a blueprint for
how to do it yourself. It has become even more important recently,
in wake of the worldwide pandemic that has made so many of us
reliant on screens for work, shopping, socializing, even exercise.
COVID-19 has changed how we use the Web in some beneficial ways,
but it has also made us even more dependent on screens for our
every need. We are now spending almost all day online, and many of
us are finding that it’s just too much. Turning off screens now
feels like it provides double resilience for the soul. Having a
much-needed boundary and separation — a day unlike the others, a
day dedicated to being present, reflecting, resting, and connecting
with those around me — helps us make sense of this unusual way we
are living, where time seems to blur between days and between work
and family and life. Because that’s what Shabbat is all about —
carving out time to appreciate and find joy in what’s right in
front of you, and focus on what truly matters. As Heschel calls it,
it’s creating a “Palace in Time.” Watch Tiffany’s award-winning,
provocative short films discussed in this interview: The Adaptable
Mind
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