http://www.refresher.com/mindfulnetwork/articlelive en-us N/A vfr@sympatico.ca Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:47:02 EDT 20 http://www.refresher.com/mindfulnetwork/articlelive/articles/103/1/Thinking-Responsibly/Page1.html no@spam.com (John Renesch) Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:36:32 EDT http://www.refresher.com/mindfulnetwork/articlelive/articles/103/1/Thinking-Responsibly/Page1.html http://www.refresher.com/mindfulnetwork/articlelive/articles/80/1/Living-in-a-Tabloid-Headspace/Page1.html Our Preoccupation With Trivia
 
The other day I came across a podcast entitled “Attention: The ‘Real’ Aphrodisiac.” I learned of a phrase apparently coined by former Microsoft VP Linda Stone: “Continuous Partial Attention.” It describes that “always on” way many people operate, not only in their work lives but their private lives as well. ]]> no@spam.com (John Renesch) Mon, 12 May 2008 19:51:14 EDT http://www.refresher.com/mindfulnetwork/articlelive/articles/80/1/Living-in-a-Tabloid-Headspace/Page1.html http://www.refresher.com/mindfulnetwork/articlelive/articles/25/1/Doing-the-Right-Thing/Page1.html smart thing to do” which usually means it was politically expedient. In this context, “smart” means one played it safe, didn’t stick their neck out very far and most of his/her peers agreed it was a wise decision. Imagine a corporate culture in which the everyday decisions and choices are not only viewed as “politically smart” but as “the right thing to do” – that is they are both moral and ethical, regardless of the potential political fall-out. Wouldn’t that be refreshing? ]]> no@spam.com (John Renesch) Tue, 01 Jan 2008 15:31:53 EST http://www.refresher.com/mindfulnetwork/articlelive/articles/25/1/Doing-the-Right-Thing/Page1.html