Good Morning On Purpose

Are you a chronic multitasker? Perhaps you're easily distracted or often lose your train of thought? In this episode of Good Morning On Purpose, we explore the hidden cost of distraction and the myth of multitasking. From social media pings to intrusive ads, even small interruptions can hijack our focus and increase stress—without us realizing it.Enjoy!

Articles:

Gloria Mark et al., The Cost of Interrupted Work (2008)

Mark et al., Focused, Aroused, but so Distractible (2015)

Ophir, E., Nass, C., & Wagner, A. D., Cognitive Control in Media Multitaskers (2009)

Music:

'Clarion' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

'Permafrost' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

'Ignis' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

'Wonderful' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

'Love Conquers' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

How often do you take a few moments to stare at the sky on a beautiful day? To look through the trees for the bird singing in its nest? To check the roof of your house for damage, or admire the architecture of the tall old buildings downtown? In this episode I mull over the value of looking up, and it leads to how we might use appreciation to have a Good Morning On Purpose. ENjoy!

Quotes:

"Were all stars to disappear or die,I should learn to look at an empty skyAnd feel its total dark sublime,Though this might take me a little time." - W.H. Auden. The More Loving One.

Music:

'Clarion' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

'Time and Space' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

'Moonlight' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

Vacuums. Void. Nothingness. Particles and antiparticles. We are all energy? And finally, perspective, bringing us to how we might have a Good Morning On Purpose. Enjoy!

Articles:

The Casimir force between real materials: Experiment and theory. G. L. Klimchitskaya*, U. Mohideen, and V. M. Mostepanenko.

Music:

'A Kind Of Hope' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

'Chasing Daylight' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

'Clarion' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

Have you ever pondered how the theoretical start to our universe mirrors our comparatively fleeting experience on this earth? I have, and arrived at why you as a part of this unbelievable universe can have a Good Morning On Purpose. Enjoy!

Music:

'Reawakening' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

'The Fury' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

'Clarion' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

In this episode I review several versions of the story of Icarus and how his fall shows us how we might have a Good Morning On Puspose.

Music:

'Clarion' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

'Castles in the Sky' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

'Tears In Rain' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

I jumped out of bed to share a moment of inspiration based on a podcast episode I'd recently listened to about black holes. Learn how a cosmic sound represents how we might all have a Good Morning On Purpose.

Media:

LIGO Lab Caltech : MIT - The Sound Of Two Black Holes Colliding https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyDcTbR-kEA

Janna Levin: Black Holes, Wormholes, Aliens, Paradoxes & Extra Dimensions | Lex Fridman Podcast #468 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6m4iJIw_84

Music:

'Uprising' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

'Clarion' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

'Shadows and Dust' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

I reflect on a moment decades in the making as I look into the sky and realize how we can live in the moment and have a Good Morning On Purpose

Music:

'Echoes' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

'Artemis' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

'Clarion' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

Awake far before the sun, I reflect in the wee hours of the morning on meaning, landing on how we can make the beginning of every day a Good Morning On Purpose. Enjoy!

Music:

‘At The End Of All Things’ by Scott Buckley – released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

'Clarion' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

Today I was thinking about how hard it can be at times to practice what you preach, advice that I've given people that I worked with, and how focusing on 3 good things can lead to the consistent experience of a Good Morning On Purpose. Enjoy!

Links:

https://dhwblog.dukehealth.org/reflect-on-three-good-things/

Music:

'Clarion' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

'Rise Above' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au

I reflect on practicing what you preach, advice that I've given people, and how focusing on 3 good things can helps us all have a good morning on purpose.

Links:

https://dhwblog.dukehealth.org/reflect-on-three-good-things/

Music: