Comments on: Where Big Ideas Come From

By: MSchechter

MSchechter — Fri, 18 May 2012 13:53:56 +0000

@Lisa Gerber This will probably sound silly, but I found this Brett Kelly post to be a good way to correct those behaviors: http://nerdgap.com/does-your-dock-reflect-your-priorities/

It’s stupid, but moving Facebook to the second page and focusing my eye on either Instapaper (for reading), Instacast (for educational podcasts) or Simplenote (my iOS writing app of choice) made a massive difference in the way I spend time on my phone.

By: RonBorg

RonBorg — Fri, 18 May 2012 10:45:17 +0000

@Lisa Gerber Let me know what you think. The simplicity is what got me.

By: Lisa Gerber

Lisa Gerber — Fri, 18 May 2012 04:13:13 +0000

@RonBorg totally checking this one out. Thanks!

By: Lisa Gerber

Lisa Gerber — Fri, 18 May 2012 04:12:59 +0000

@MSchechter actually, such a great question…. I think about that often. I pull out my phone the second I have the opportunity and my choice is to look at facebook or my blog reader. I usually opt for FB first, thinking as I do it that I’d be better served to read something instead…. so no, it’s not the technology.

By: Lisa Gerber

Lisa Gerber — Fri, 18 May 2012 04:10:51 +0000

@RonBorg Well, that is a great recipe for looking at things differently. I’d like to think I have all three. So a fourth might be focus – to sort of reign it all in.

By: Lisa Gerber

Lisa Gerber — Fri, 18 May 2012 04:08:20 +0000

@Collectual EXACTLY!!!!! (about the one omm and you’re wondering what’s for dinner. You just made me laugh out loud.

By: RonBorg

RonBorg — Thu, 17 May 2012 22:03:07 +0000

@MSchechter see my post below

By: MSchechter

MSchechter — Thu, 17 May 2012 21:31:27 +0000

I love this! I do want to ask a question. Do you think it’s really the technology that takes people away from being mindful or what they choose to do with that technology. Rather than update Facebook, someone could use it to read a book or even open up a note and start writing.

More often than not, when I go idle, I play in a blank note, it usually leads me somewhere interesting.

By: RonBorg

RonBorg — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:55:47 +0000

There’s a neat little service that can help you to take a few minutes everyday to reflect and write. It’s not pen and paper but it’s a daily prompt via email that simply asks the question…. So How Did Your Day Go? You just respond to the email and it saves all your responses in a timeline. It’s an electronic journal basically but I use it to record my ideas. It’s called OhLife. I’ve been using it for about a year now. Just one of those simple focused ideas that some people can take advantage of. And it’s free.

By: Collectual

Collectual — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:43:19 +0000

Lots of good points here. I’ve recently started to capture ideas and silliness on paper.Yep, using one of those old-timey bic pens to write down things I notice. I don’t know what the outcome will be but I think it’s important (at least for me) to not forget how to take the time to scrawl out on a piece of paper idea I have percolating around upstairs.

Your description of the reflective moment by the window pane pretty much sums up my efforts at meditation. One “omm” and I’m wondering what’s for dinner.

Thanks for the great post!