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SUMMARY;CHARSET=UTF-8:The One Who Is Not Busy: Living and Working Calmly and Effectively in an Accelerating\, Information-Saturated World 
DESCRIPTION;CHARSET=UTF-8:While the new information technologies are extraordinarily powerful tools for communication and for information access\, it is increasingly evident that their use is also contributing to the rushed\, fragmented\, and distracted character of contemporary life. This evening symposium will provide an overview of some of the work now being done at the Information School to understand the causes of these conditions and to develop helpful responses and potential solutions.\n\nDavid Levy will provide an overview of the work currently being done in the iSchool (in collaboration with Darlene Cohen\, Al Kaszniak\, and others) which is investigating how to restore "contemplative balance" to our overly rushed and busy days. Darlene Cohen\, a Bay Area Zen teacher\, will describe how training the attention through meditation can improve people’s ability to stay focused on task and thus remain "not busy" even while being productively engaged; she will also lead attendees in an attention-training exercise. Al Kaszniak will discuss some of the recent findings from neuroscience about the place of meditation and other contemplative practices.\n\nTo register\, visit http://tiny.cc/fCUSp.\n\nEvent Page: http://www.ischool.washington.edu/events/calendar/1716
URL:http://www.ischool.washington.edu/events/calendar/1716
LOCATION;CHARSET=UTF-8:Johnson Hall Room 102
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