by Kim Ort | Dec 6, 2017 | Attention, Books, Contemplation, Habits, Inspiration, People, Practices
About six months ago, I listened to a podcast with Cal Newport, author of a new book called Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World. This interview planted a seed that I’ve been nurturing ever since. I wondered what I could create if I...
by Kim Ort | Nov 22, 2017 | Attention, Contemplation, Habits, Inspiration, People, Practices
It’s Thanksgiving week in the U.S. of A. and I’m off visiting my family. Recently, one of my favourite sites, On Being, rebroadcast a podcast with the wonderful social psychologist Ellen Langer – The Science of Mindlessness and Mindfulness. Langer...
by Kim Ort | Oct 31, 2017 | Inspiration, Lines, People, Photo By Design 1, Photography, Practices, Shapes
Last weekend, I spent a day with Freeman Patterson, one of my mentors in seeing. Patterson is a well-known and loved Canadian photographer, known for his workshops with Andre Gallant in New Brunswick and South Africa, as well as other places. He’s been...
