This is a 25 minute audio interview with Tara Sophia Mohr. Our interview covers topics around mindfulness and the social web. Think of it as an introduction to cultivating mindfulness online. If you'd like to dive deeper into the topics mentioned, look into the resources I've added in the notes.

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Interview Notes 

long form v paring down/editing our writing

becoming aware of front-loading

what's lost in front-loading?

(What I mean by front-loading is putting information at the front of a sentence/tweet)

addictive nature of tech

like wealth 

(Deep dive: Defanging Facebook)

(Deep dive: When Society Becomes an Addict) 

How meditation impacts our relationship with technology

(Deep dive: Meditation and the Brain)

what happens when we don't sit/practice

mindlessness as a path back to the breath

getting comfortable with boredom/uncomfortable the search for validity outside ourselves

Facebook as casino

working with the ups and downs of the social web

validation stimulants

turning off the numbers, focusing on quality/depth of connection

listening to other people's stories to the detriment of telling our own

why turning off Google Alerts takes trust

honoring the Web

Reverb

deciding what's enough for today

changing definition of viral/success online

all there is is the work right now

reverberations

inner critic?

sharing to feel like we are being vulnerable

"peppering in" vulnerability

balancing sharing highest self with sharing vulnerability

750 words

process/pre-blog place

Radical Opacity

a question of identity

tell the truth about what you're sharing…without sharing everything

evolving the blog platform to share vulnerabilities

Brene Brown & sharing vulnerabilities

blogs forming relationships with each other

(Deep dive: What Technology Wants)