"mindfulness and technology: implications for the iot" - matthew diamond (medical...
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M O U N TA I N V I E W, C A
MINDFULNESS & TECHNOLOGY: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE IOT
MATTHEW DIAMOND, MD, PHD MEDICAL DIRECTOR
MISFIT INC./ FOSSIL GROUP
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AUTONOMICNERVOUSSYSTEM
PARASYMPATHETIC
RESTANDRELAXATION
SYMPATHETIC
FIGHTORFLIGHT
“Ifyoujustsitandobserve,
youwillseehowrestlessyourmindis…
overMmeitdoescalm,andwhenitdoes…
that'swhenyourintuiMonstartstoblossom
andyoustarttoseethingsmoreclearly…
youseeatremendousexpanseinthemoment.
Youseesomuchmorethanyoucouldseebefore.”
-SteveJobs
Isaacson2015
MINDFULNESSANDTECHNOLOGY
MINDFULNESS:
Animportantcomponentofpsychologicalwell-being,
mindfulnessisanawarenessofmomenttomomentexperience
thatemergesthroughpayinga\enMononpurpose
tothepresentmoment
non-judgmentally.
WEARABLES
BIOFEEDBACK
Spire.io
BIOFEEDBACK
Rhythm.co
ELECTROCEUTICALS
Thync.com
NURTURING MINDFULNESS WITH EVERYDAY OBJECTS
TELEPHONE MEDITATION
“Thesoundofthetelephonedoesnotirritateusanymore,becausewecan
considerittobeabellofmindfulness.
Whenthefirstsoundisheard,westoptalking,westopthinking,weenjoyour
in-breathandourout-breath,andwesmile.
WhenthetelephoneringsforthesecondMme,wecansMllaffordtobreathe,
tosmile,toenjoyourselves.Wedon’tworry,becauseiftheotherpersonhas
somethingreallyimportanttotellus,shewillnothangupaberthesecond
ring…
Whenthethirdsoundisheard,youcanstandup,andyoucanwalkinthedirecMonofthetelephone,
butyoudoitcalmly,breathingandsmilingwhilewalking,andyoupracMcewalkingmeditaMonwith
alotofdignity.Youdon’trunlikearabbit,becauseyouhavequietedyourself.Youmakeeachstep
likethestepsmadebyalion,veryfirm,verystable,andyouarebreathingin,calming,andbreathing
out,smiling…
ThatisthejoyofmeditaMon,nourishingyouwiththeelementofstabilityandpeace.Whenyoupick
upthephone…[yourvoice]soundspeacefulandloving.Attheotherendoftheline,peoplewillbe
gladtolistentoyourvoice.”-ThichNhatHanh
MINDFUL TECHNOLOGY “Supposeyoutalktoyoursmartphone.
‘Dearfriend,Isuffer.WhatshallIdo?’
Andyoursmartphonesays,‘Oh!Thefirstthingyouhave
todoistobreatheinmindfullyandgobacktoyourself.’
Thisistheadviceofagoodteacher.
Anelectronicdevicecantellyou,‘Dearfriend,youare
notinagoodsituaMontodosomething.Youhaveanger
inyou.Youhavetogohomeandtakecareofyouranger.’
Whenyouaredrivingacarwhilefallingasleep,asensor
woulddetectthat.Itmightinvitethebelltosoundand
say,‘Dearfriend,youaresleepy.Wakeup!It’sdangerous
todriveinthiscondiMon.’ThatisthepracMceof
mindfulness.”
-ThichNhatHanh
PC INTERNET INTERNET OF THINGS
1980’S 1990’S 2000’S 2010’S
MOBILE/SOCIAL
REVOLUTIONS IN COMPUTING
PC LaptopIndustrialAgriculturalHunter-gatherer Tablet Smartphone Wearable
EVOLUTION OF WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY
WEARABLES 1.0 WEARABLES 2.0
SENSING MEDICAL SMARTWATCH SAFETY IDENTIFICATION CONTROLS
ACTIVITY
HEART RATE
SLEEP
BRAIN SIGNALS
MEDICINE
GLUCOSE
ALERTS
GPS
MONITORING
EMERGENCY
LOGIN
PAY
LOCK
LIGHTS
GESTURES
HVAC
MUSIC
EVOLUTION OF WEARABLES
INTERNET OF THINGS
FOSSIL GROUP
HYBRID SMARTWATCHES
HYBRID SMARTWATCHS
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