Social calm-small views in a big world-

CstauboBehavior Design Stanford

3june2011

What if you died tomorrow?

What will you notice that you have never

noticed before?

Maybe you’ll notice the kids playing?

Maybe you’ll notice the kids playing?

Maybe you’ll notice the kids playing?

Maybe you would touch your way

around?

Maybe you would touch your way

around?

Maybe you would touch your way

around?

Maybe you listen to the wind in the trees?

Maybe you listen to the wind in the trees?

Maybe you listen to the wind in the trees?

How would these things make you feel?

Happy?Aware?

Calm?

Everyday for 10 days I got 30 participants to view their world in this way

Everyday for 10 days I got 30 participants to view their world in this way, as it was their last day

living.

This is their world:

This makes them

Happy

This is what they see

Of White Noise

This is what they touch

Of rough surfaces

They tasted…

They saw red..

They saw an emotion..

They shared it here:

But……

The tasks created awareness, but not

calm.

“one more thing bombarding me with information which adds stress”- Tom

“…if you want to create more calm you could add a routine you believe is destressing that people can follow when they wake up, go to bed, or

just feel stressed in general.” -Jonas

because to create more calm, keep one

personal goal over a couple of days

That led to a 3 day awareness short-cut

Why ?awareness

Aware is the first step to calm

Aware is the first step to self-compassion and

happiness

Recipe for the last day:

-a pinch of Choice mixed with personal

goal

-use personal relationship to drive

participation

-facebook is too competitive and

stressful for calming behavior

people like to browse but don’t participate

-repeat the steps above

then mix them all together and bake ….

.. start living your day as it was your last day

Next step:Tap into existing fun

behavior