Ep. 5 - Tiffany Shlain, Emmy-Nominated Filmmaker Behind "Technology Shabbat"

Technology For Mindfulness

For the past eight years, Emmy-nominated filmmaker Tiffany Shlain, her husband & two children have embraced "Technology Shabbat", a modernized version of the Jewish day of rest, where they break away from digital screens & other technology for 24 hours. Shlain joins host Robert Plotkin to discuss how "Technology Shabbat" works & doesn't prevent her & her husband from embracing technology in their everyday lives. Tiffany Shlain is an American filmmaker, author, & public speaker regarded as an internet pioneer for her work, including founding the Webby Awards, co-founding the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences & running the Moxie Institute Film Studio & Lab. She lives in Northern California with husband Goldberg whom she frequently collaborates with on art installations & other projects. Connect with Tiffany: http://www.moxieinstitute.org/technology_shabbats. On each episode of the Technology For Mindfulness podcast, Robert Plotkin, co-creator of the “Hack Your Mind” series at MIT, explores the intersection between the practice of mindfulness & the use of technology in the modern age. Show notes can be found at www.technologyformindfulness.com/podcast. Follow us on: Twitter.com/TechForMindful Facebook.com/TechnologyForMindfulness/ Subscribe Here: iTunes: http://apple.co/2opAqpn Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/robert-plotkin/technology-for-mindfulness SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/technologyformindfulness TuneIn: http://tunein.com/radio/Technology-For-Mindfulness-p963257/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCadmsqRjuiilNT5bwHFHDfQ RSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/TechnologyForMindfulness Music courtesy of Tobu - Colors [NCS Release] www.tobumusic.com/ youtu.be/MEJCwccKWG0 @7obu www.facebook.com/tobuofficial www.twitter.com/tobuofficial www.youtube.com/tobuofficial

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