Awareness of Five Minutes
“Durr, a new concept wristwatch that buzzes every five minutes, in an effort to jolt you into doing something
with your day. “-
A while back I wrote about a Mindfulness App I have been using
for a while. The app randomly sounds a
meditation bell once per hour from 9 am to 9 p.m. The purpose of the app is for you to stop and
think about what you are doing and whether you are mindful.
Initially I used the app a lot but at times it would go off
during meetings and folks would wonder what the bell sound was all about. I eventually started turning the sound off
during meetings.
The idea of having a wristwatch without a working face that
serves this reminder function is interesting.
It provides the same reminder in five minute increments with a simple
vibration. This is regular repetition
teaching you physically the meaning of five minutes. Most of us are aware that when we do
unpleasant tasks that five minutes seems like an hour.
I believe that initially it would be wonderful especially
since you are not bothering others. BUT
I believe that after a while your body would tune into the repeated vibration and
you would start to ignore it.
Today’s question is:
“Would you find it
helpful or ignore a five minute vibration reminder?”
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