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NEW: TIFFANY SHLAIN - 24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week
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Episode Summary:
Welcome to Free Forum, a show that features conversations with people who offer pieces of the puzzle of “a world that just might work” -- provocative approaches to business, environment, health, science, politics, media and culture.
In this episode, Terrence welcomes Emmy-nominated filmmaker, speaker and Webby Awards Founder Tiffany Shlain to the podcast. Terrence and Tiffany discuss her career path, the societal impact of technology, and the inspiration for her book, 24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week. They share their thoughts on how the digital age has impacted not just the way we live our lives, but how we think, feel and communicate with one another. Tiffany expounds on her family’s decade-long transformative practice of turning off screens one day each week for what she calls her Technology Shabbat. Finally, Terrence and Tiffany explore what the future could look like for our world if we act swiftly and resist the addiction that technology has inflicted on us as a people.
What We Covered:
03:05 – Introducing today’s guest, Tiffany Shlain
05:52 – Tiffany’s career path
09:10 – Two seminal events that shaped Tiffany’s life
10:29 – The origin of the Webby Awards
13:02 – A simple practice Tiffany has implemented in her life
15:27 – Is technology our doom or deliverance?
21:00 – Character Day
23:51 – Breaking down the relationship between technology and society
26:11 – How screens have become a 24/7 addiction
30:49 – The stress that smart phones induce
32:59 – The Five-Minute Journal
34:20 – Brain science
35:55 – Terrence speaks to his own usage of technology
38:04 – Tiffany encourages the audience to participate in unplugging for a full 24 hours for four straight weeks
40:52 – The beauty of the text Shabbat
43:17 – Terrence and Tiffany speak to the newness of this technological phenomenon
46:45 – Terrence poses an interesting thought experiment to Tiffany
55:01 – Terrence leaves the audience with one big idea
Tweetables:
“You could say that I’ve really been focused on this issue of technology – what does it mean to be human, when does technology amplify us and when does it amputate us?” (08:39)
“When you’re this distracted, it’s really hard to do big picture thinking.” (10:13)
“I never expected, I never ever expected, that everyone would be just staring at screens all the time and not being present in the real world.” (11:49)
“It is clear that what was begun as a mission to connect and unite mankind has mutated into a pernicious distortion machine that has disconnected mankind and put us at each other’s throats and, in doing so, has destroyed and is destroying institutions and knowledge that have taken centuries to develop.” (18:56)
“It takes twenty-three minutes to regain your flow when you’ve been interrupted and just seeing someone else’s smart phone go off on the table will distract you.” (30:07)
“It’s our favorite day of the week. We’re not giving up something. It’s literally our favorite day because we’re doing all things that you don’t really do anymore because you’re on your phone.” (39:37)
“It’s such a liberating feeling when you realize you don’t need permission to tell everyone in your life, ‘Ya know, I’m gonna take twenty four hours completely off just to recharge.’” (42:52)
“It’s not healthy. It’s just not healthy do be this available to everything and everyone at every moment.” (52:27)
“I often say that civilization is going to die by convenience.” (53:32)
Links Mentioned:
Terrence’s LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrencemcnally/
Terrence’s Website – https://aworldthatjustmightwork.com/
Terrence’s Email – temcnally@mac.com
Tiffany’s Websites – https://www.letitripple.org/about/tiffany-shlain/ & http://24SixLife.com
Tiffany’s Twitter – @tiffanyshlain https://twitter.com/tiffanyshlain
Tiffany’s Instagram – @tiffanyshlain https://www.instagram.com/tiffanyshlain/?hl=en
Tiffany’s Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=623232620
Tiffany’s Book – 24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week
Websites Mentioned:
https://front.moveon.org/
https://www.letitripple.org/character-day/
http://couragecampaign.org/
https://5calls.org/
https://350.org/
https://www.waituntil8th.org/
Books Mentioned:
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power
24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week
Documentaries Mentioned:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX8GxLP1FHo
561 episodes
Archived series ("Inactive feed" status)
When? This feed was archived on April 16, 2022 08:09 (). Last successful fetch was on February 19, 2022 19:18 ()
Why? Inactive feed status. Our servers were unable to retrieve a valid podcast feed for a sustained period.
What now? You might be able to find a more up-to-date version using the search function. This series will no longer be checked for updates. If you believe this to be in error, please check if the publisher's feed link below is valid and contact support to request the feed be restored or if you have any other concerns about this.
Manage episode 242483015 series 1054706
Episode Summary:
Welcome to Free Forum, a show that features conversations with people who offer pieces of the puzzle of “a world that just might work” -- provocative approaches to business, environment, health, science, politics, media and culture.
In this episode, Terrence welcomes Emmy-nominated filmmaker, speaker and Webby Awards Founder Tiffany Shlain to the podcast. Terrence and Tiffany discuss her career path, the societal impact of technology, and the inspiration for her book, 24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week. They share their thoughts on how the digital age has impacted not just the way we live our lives, but how we think, feel and communicate with one another. Tiffany expounds on her family’s decade-long transformative practice of turning off screens one day each week for what she calls her Technology Shabbat. Finally, Terrence and Tiffany explore what the future could look like for our world if we act swiftly and resist the addiction that technology has inflicted on us as a people.
What We Covered:
03:05 – Introducing today’s guest, Tiffany Shlain
05:52 – Tiffany’s career path
09:10 – Two seminal events that shaped Tiffany’s life
10:29 – The origin of the Webby Awards
13:02 – A simple practice Tiffany has implemented in her life
15:27 – Is technology our doom or deliverance?
21:00 – Character Day
23:51 – Breaking down the relationship between technology and society
26:11 – How screens have become a 24/7 addiction
30:49 – The stress that smart phones induce
32:59 – The Five-Minute Journal
34:20 – Brain science
35:55 – Terrence speaks to his own usage of technology
38:04 – Tiffany encourages the audience to participate in unplugging for a full 24 hours for four straight weeks
40:52 – The beauty of the text Shabbat
43:17 – Terrence and Tiffany speak to the newness of this technological phenomenon
46:45 – Terrence poses an interesting thought experiment to Tiffany
55:01 – Terrence leaves the audience with one big idea
Tweetables:
“You could say that I’ve really been focused on this issue of technology – what does it mean to be human, when does technology amplify us and when does it amputate us?” (08:39)
“When you’re this distracted, it’s really hard to do big picture thinking.” (10:13)
“I never expected, I never ever expected, that everyone would be just staring at screens all the time and not being present in the real world.” (11:49)
“It is clear that what was begun as a mission to connect and unite mankind has mutated into a pernicious distortion machine that has disconnected mankind and put us at each other’s throats and, in doing so, has destroyed and is destroying institutions and knowledge that have taken centuries to develop.” (18:56)
“It takes twenty-three minutes to regain your flow when you’ve been interrupted and just seeing someone else’s smart phone go off on the table will distract you.” (30:07)
“It’s our favorite day of the week. We’re not giving up something. It’s literally our favorite day because we’re doing all things that you don’t really do anymore because you’re on your phone.” (39:37)
“It’s such a liberating feeling when you realize you don’t need permission to tell everyone in your life, ‘Ya know, I’m gonna take twenty four hours completely off just to recharge.’” (42:52)
“It’s not healthy. It’s just not healthy do be this available to everything and everyone at every moment.” (52:27)
“I often say that civilization is going to die by convenience.” (53:32)
Links Mentioned:
Terrence’s LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrencemcnally/
Terrence’s Website – https://aworldthatjustmightwork.com/
Terrence’s Email – temcnally@mac.com
Tiffany’s Websites – https://www.letitripple.org/about/tiffany-shlain/ & http://24SixLife.com
Tiffany’s Twitter – @tiffanyshlain https://twitter.com/tiffanyshlain
Tiffany’s Instagram – @tiffanyshlain https://www.instagram.com/tiffanyshlain/?hl=en
Tiffany’s Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=623232620
Tiffany’s Book – 24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week
Websites Mentioned:
https://front.moveon.org/
https://www.letitripple.org/character-day/
http://couragecampaign.org/
https://5calls.org/
https://350.org/
https://www.waituntil8th.org/
Books Mentioned:
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power
24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week
Documentaries Mentioned:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX8GxLP1FHo
561 episodes
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