•  Home
  • p About
    3 C
    • About the Garrison Institute
    • Who we are
    • Being Here
    • What Inspires Us
  • 1 Programs
    C C

      Contemplative-Based Resilience

      Developing and delivering evidence-based tools for helping professionals to strengthen resilience and foster connection, so they can "be well to serve well."

      Learn more

      Pathways to Planetary Health

      Advancing our understanding of planetary health and how nature-centered community life builds bioregional resilience through scientific inquiry and contemplative wisdom.

      Learn more

      Spirituality & Social Change

      Building a generative field where inner work, spirituality, and contemplative practice guide social transformation.

      Learn more

      Retreats

      We offer a rich array of programs from in-person multidays to online communities with leaders from diverse wisdom traditions, contemporary disciplines, and change fields.

      Learn more
  •  Calendar
  •  Get Inspired
    C 2
    • Read
    • Listen
    • Watch
    • Participate
  •  Get Involved
    3 C
    • Donate
    • Ways to Give
    • Volunteer
    • Community Advisory Council
  •  Contact
    3 C
    • Getting here
  •  Subscribe
  •  Donate
U
  •  Home
  • p About
    3 C
    • About the Garrison Institute
    • Who we are
    • Being Here
    • What Inspires Us
  • 1 Programs
    C C

      Contemplative-Based Resilience

      Developing and delivering evidence-based tools for helping professionals to strengthen resilience and foster connection, so they can "be well to serve well."

      Learn more

      Pathways to Planetary Health

      Advancing our understanding of planetary health and how nature-centered community life builds bioregional resilience through scientific inquiry and contemplative wisdom.

      Learn more

      Spirituality & Social Change

      Building a generative field where inner work, spirituality, and contemplative practice guide social transformation.

      Learn more

      Retreats

      We offer a rich array of programs from in-person multidays to online communities with leaders from diverse wisdom traditions, contemporary disciplines, and change fields.

      Learn more
  •  Calendar
  •  Get Inspired
    C 2
    • Read
    • Listen
    • Watch
    • Participate
  •  Get Involved
    3 C
    • Donate
    • Ways to Give
    • Volunteer
    • Community Advisory Council
  •  Contact
    3 C
    • Getting here
  •  Subscribe
  •  Donate
Mindlessly Scrolling for Satisfaction

Mindlessly Scrolling for Satisfaction

by Garrison Institute | Jan 25, 2017 | Insights, Technology

On a Monday a few weeks ago, a friend of mine texted me to cancel our dinner plans scheduled for later in the week. I was instantly relieved—not because I had been actively dreading our plan, but because I, like so many of us, consistently feel too busy, overtaxed,...

Recent Posts

  • John Fullerton: Regenerative Economics and Living Systems Capitalism
  • The Inner Work of System Leadership
  • Farro Soup with Sage and Parmesan Recipe
  • Rekindling Hope and Our Love for Earth
  • Rebecca Henderson and Jamie Bristow: Reimagining Capitalism with Mindful Leadership

Recent Comments

No comments to show.

P.O. Box 532, 14 Mary’s Way, Route 9D, Garrison, NY 10524 (Getting Here)

(845) 424-4800

Email Us

Follow Us

  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow

Subscribe

* = required field

Support Us

Donate

Careers   |   Privacy Policy   |   Terms of Service

© 2026 Garrison Institute
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.