the antimba
paying attention
one word
four weeks
at a time
If you want to ...
stop pretending that mastery is possible, busy-ness is satisfying, and life can be hacked
get out of your head and work out what you actually think
find some others to tell you what they see
... then you may want to join us.
What we do
We spend four weeks at a time reading, writing, and thinking about a word.
writing -- At least a haiku. Less than an op-ed.
a word -- One of the big, gnarly ones, which we take for granted and don’t even think about, even though it’s here, there, and everywhere. So far, the words we've chewed on have included: fall, home, journey, memory, nature, space, story, time, and truth. These days, we tend to prefer verbs.
We use the word to think about:
where we are
how we got here
how things might be different
what to do next
We meet in real time roughly halfway through the session to chew the fat.
We take a week off between sessions.
How we do it
We read.
The week starts on Monday, with a brief prompt, and some links to a few longer things to read, watch, or listen to, if you've got the time.
We write.
We post something by the end of Sunday, to show each other where we are.
We comment.
We provide feedback on three other posts by the end of Tuesday, to tell each other what we see.
We gather.
We meet just over halfway through each session, to see how far we've come and where we're going.
The next month-long sessions are as follows.
Session 17. The word: DESIGN. First prompt: 8/10. Chew the fat: 8/20, 1900-2100 ET. Last comments: 9/8.
Session 18. The word: WALK. First prompt: 9/14. Chew the fat: 9/24, 1900-2100 ET. Last comments: 10/13.
Session 19. The word: GROW. First prompt: 10/19. Chew the fat: 10/29, 1900-2100 ET. Last comments: 11/17.
Session 20. The word: REVEAL. First prompt: 11/23. Chew the fat: 12/3, 1900-2100 ET. Last comments: 12/22.