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Menka Sanghvi

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Interdisciplinary researcher, curator and writer exploring the relationship between attention, tech and society. ๐Ÿ“˜ Author of "Your Best Digital Life" ๐Ÿ‘€ Founder @wearejustlooking.org ๐Ÿค– Substack: https://menkasanghvi.substack ๐Ÿ  Home: menkasanghvi.com

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Homework ๐Ÿ“š @menkasanghvi.bsky.social

29.06.2025 15:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Congratulations @menkasanghvi.bsky.social & Jonathan Garner on today's UK release of Your Best Digital Life!
Great little curiosity practice here:
The M.O.R.E. Method = Mobilize, Observe, Reflect, Experiment

19.05.2025 14:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Is Cognitive Debt A Real Thing? The latest research about what's happening in our brains when we outsource thinking to AI assistants.

I've been reading the new MIT study notes about what happens to our brains when we use ChatGPT to research and write things for us. Here are my thoughts about itโ€ฆ

open.substack.com/pub/menkasan...

23.06.2025 09:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Fascinating how the human mind is wired to spot patterns and especially faces in clouds, traffic lights and everywhere. I believe it has evolutionary origins in keeping us safe (spotting tigers in the bushes etc.) but now I do it just for fun.. and to stop looking down at my phone!

23.06.2025 09:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My conversation about mindful photography, playfulness and attention! It was so much fun working with @sophiehowarth.com and @flakphoto.news on this piece. Hope you enjoy reading itโ€ฆ

23.06.2025 09:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We have two lives Love this visual reminder, especially now in the age of AI when we start to feel unlimited. As Confucius put it: โ€œWe have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one.โ€

We each have two lives...new post on my microblog!

menkasanghvi.com/blog/we-have...

29.04.2025 11:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A deep dive into curiosity, attention, skies, and what it means to be human! Thanks for inviting me onto your show Lynn. โค๏ธ

29.04.2025 11:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Green mat, shadows, and an ergonomic split keyboard with the keys taken off.

Green mat, shadows, and an ergonomic split keyboard with the keys taken off.

Once a year, I take off all the keys on my keyboard, rinse them with warm soapy water, scrub the board with a soft bristled baby brush, air dry, and then carefully put everything back together. Yep. What do you do for fun? ๐Ÿ˜† #techrituals

26.03.2025 17:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The best (and possibly only) way to leverage tech well is to get curious and experiment! I had the pleasure of speaking at The Leathersellers' Link and Learn event last week exploring the role of AI in the charity sector. So much potential in leveraging AI to amplify impact!

#ai #digitalhabits

26.03.2025 09:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Does ChatGPT need to learn mindfulness? Because it turns out chatbots can experience anxiety, too.

On my substack...
menkasanghvi.substack.com/p/does-chatg...

26.03.2025 09:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks to Mandali Foundation for recommending us! ๐Ÿ™Œ

13.03.2025 10:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Three books being recommended in the Digital Hygiene and Digital wellbeing space 1. Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport 2. Stolen Focus by Johann Hari and 3. Your Best Digital Life by Jonathan Garner and Menka Sanghvi

Three books being recommended in the Digital Hygiene and Digital wellbeing space 1. Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport 2. Stolen Focus by Johann Hari and 3. Your Best Digital Life by Jonathan Garner and Menka Sanghvi

We are in good company! Brilliant to see our book 'Your Best Digital Life' next to these amazing reads by Johann Hari and Cal Newport. Their work sparked critical thinking about digital wellbeing โ€“ we're building on it to introduce a new way of treating digital tech as an extension of your mind!

13.03.2025 10:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Long eared owl clapping in flight as he hunts over the buttercup fields.

ยฉ ๐Ÿ“ธ driver.david
#Owl #Birds

05.03.2025 11:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13609    ๐Ÿ” 992    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 249    ๐Ÿ“Œ 73
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Blue purple flowers

Hello, old friend! A local perennial. These have grown to about 15cm tall. The leaves are divided into three toothed and lobed segments.

05.03.2025 14:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Just found this book from 1991. The "Over 500,000 copies sold" sticker reminded me that parents worrying about kids spending too much time on screens is nothing new! Back then, there were no on-demand shows or personalization algorithms, yet the struggle was (already) real. That was 33 years ago!

05.03.2025 10:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Being an Earthling It's funny how sometimes the more you understand, the more awe you feel. Nobel-winning physicist Richard Feynman once talked to an artist friend who lamented how science makes things dull. Read his ic...

๐Ÿ“ฌ Noticing #39: Being an Earthling

wearejustlooking.org/letter39/

22.01.2025 13:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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