Emma Cragg @ekcragg@mastodon.cloud
Communications consultant and trainer. Librarian in a former life. Apprentice sketchnoter and baker of bread.
Can anyone recommend a good app to subscribe and listen to podcasts?
I'm taking part in Stoic Week from Monday 16 October. Will you join me? https://ekcragg.co.uk/blog/2017/stoic-week-2017 #stoicweek
https://mastodon.cloud/media/k6YFQFJg9D7INGPfSuw
I'm relaunching my newsletter in November. If you're interested in musings on communication, creativity, personal development and continual learning sign up at https://ekcragg.co.uk/newsletter https://mastodon.cloud/media/8Or098Ubf1ghQKROJiw
"Let's play a game, to help some of the newcomers make connections: name 5-7 things that interest you but aren't in your profile, as tags so they are searchable. Then boost this post or repeat its instructions so others know to do the same."
#homebrew #hackerspaces #bunnies #mutualism #mindfulness #walking #mediatheory
Catching up on the epic conversation around choosing an instance, digital identity and why we write/share
Open invitation to participate in exploration of how we feel in digital places/spaces and practices of digital hospitality
With @katebowles and me
http://digciz.org/uncategorized/digciz-june-2017-week-3/
#digciz
Thought Shrapnel Issue [#261]: Strong and Stable
@dajbelshaw do I remember correctly that you used Revue in the early days of Thought Shrapnel? I'm making plans for a relaunch of the newsletter and am looking for a service with a bit more design flexibility than Tinyletter but none of the tracking that comes with a free MailChimp account. If you did start there I'm interested in what prompted your move
Joining over 1,000 other remote workers tuning in to Out of Office 2017: Work in the digital age https://www.crowdcast.io/e/out-of-office-ii-work-in/register
Word I learned today "petrichor": Petrichor is the earthy scent produced when rain falls on dry soil.
"In the article, the authors describe how the smell derives from an oil exuded by certain plants during dry periods, whereupon it is absorbed by clay-based soils and rocks. During rain, the oil is released into the air along with another compound, geosmin, a metabolic by-product of certain actinobacteria, which is emitted by wet soil, producing the distinctive scent;"
Amazing... #TIL
I've started baking bread again. The routine and dedication needed to cultivate and maintain a sourdough starter has similar benefits to practising mindfulness
https://mastodon.cloud/media/3lbdmBLC6uh4hIXkQ_s
Went to see Frantz yesterday. Best film I've seen so far this year https://letterboxd.com/ekcragg/film/frantz/
"I put google home in my home and now google knows everything about me" ...
"All I did was put Amazon Alexa in my home and now Amazon knows everything about me" ...
"I drove a nail through my own foot - now I am stuck to the floor and it hurts"
Colour: psychology, storytelling and ownership https://lostsentences.com/2017/05/14/colour-psychology-storytelling-and-ownership/
I'm seeing a few families that have setup their own Mastodon instance
This is a great alternative to Facebook and something I hadn't considered before. You can now keep tabs on your family and close via their own social network
Here we go 🎢
