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Zen and the Social Media
Manager
How to Workin Social Media Without Losing
Your Mind
How To Not Bring About the
Enslavement of
Humankind by Machines
Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space lies our freedom and power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and freedom.
-- Viktor Frankl
Mindfulness practice trains your nervous system to know itself better and interfere with itself less. -- Shinzen Young
Center for Contemplative Mind in Society
Why bother?Educators• Lower blood pressure• More consistent cortisol levels• More in tune with emotions• More positive emotions• More success in classroom
management• Better equipped to handle
distress, time pressure• Fewer head aches, colds
Students• More positive thoughts• Fewer detentions• Fewer unexcused absences• More engaged
… hate, trolls, snark, anger, pettiness …
… paranoia, pretention, schadenfreude …
“Be water, my friend.”-- Bruce Lee
FLEXIBILITY
Everyone has a plan until they get
punched in the mouth.
-- Mike Tyson
FLEXIBILITY
FLEXIBILITY
“Few people know how to take a walk. The qualifications are endurance, plain clothes, old shoes, an eye for nature, good humor, vast curiosity, good speech, good silence and nothing too much.”
AWARENESS
#MCM
AWARENESS
HUMANS VS. VILLAINS
• Seven psychological needs of social media use: – Acknowledgment– Attention– Approval– Appreciation– Acclaim– Assurance– Inclusion
• Is it true? Is it necessary? Is it kind?
• Experience now, share later
• Respond with your full attention
• Practice letting go.
Source: Lori Deschene
(@TinyBuddha) BALANCE
Apps
• Stop, Breathe & Think• Insight Timer• Head space
@Mindfuleveryday@TrainingMindful@MindfulOnline@dailyzen@tinybuddha
Trust your inner knowledge. If you have a clear mind and an open heart, you won’t have to search for direction. Direction will come to you.
-- Phil Jackson
Questions?