{"id":6335,"date":"2015-05-26T05:45:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-26T09:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newvinegrowing.wordpress.com\/?p=6335"},"modified":"2019-06-07T13:38:08","modified_gmt":"2019-06-07T17:38:08","slug":"using-logging-in-to-my-computer-as-a-technology-mantra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/using-logging-in-to-my-computer-as-a-technology-mantra\/","title":{"rendered":"Using logging in to my computer as a technology mantra"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_6336\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6336\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6336\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/keyboard-cat.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"In case it was hard to return to work after the long holiday weekend, I give you a gratuitously cute image of a kitten on a keyboard. Think warm and fuzzy thoughts as you change your password. \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/keyboard-cat.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/keyboard-cat-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/keyboard-cat-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/keyboard-cat-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/keyboard-cat-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/keyboard-cat-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/newvinegrowing\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/keyboard-cat-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6336\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In case it was hard to return to work after the long holiday weekend, I give you a gratuitously cute image of a kitten on a keyboard. Think warm and fuzzy thoughts as you change your password.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nI posted to Facebook recently about infusing a reminder of living life intentionally into my modern routine. So many people responded positively that I thought I should share more widely here.<br \/>\nMy computer&#8217;s settings require me to reset my password frequently, and every password needs a number, a capital letter and a special character like a punctuation mark. It won&#8217;t let me recycle passwords and at some point several months ago, I felt stumped trying to think of something I&#8217;d have half a chance of remembering.<br \/>\nOn the spur of the moment, I picked a motivational phrase and tarted it up\u00a0with the required number, capital and punctuation.<br \/>\nI found I really liked having to type that phrase several times a day, using\u00a0the act of logging into my computer to pause from my to-do list to remember how I want to live my life. It became a sort of technological mantra.<br \/>\nNow every time my password requires changing, I think about what affirmation I&#8217;d like to be with for the next month. Instead of struggling to just think of something that will hit all the password requirements, it&#8217;s more of a spiritual and lifestyle check in.<br \/>\nI shared on Facebook because I was curious if I&#8217;d invented something or stumbled onto an idea others were doing. Turns out I&#8217;m not alone.<br \/>\nFriends posted:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I&#8217;ve done this for years, at least on my personal accounts. They are affirmations of various things.<\/li>\n<li>I&#8217;ve been doing the same thing for years!. I never realized it, but you&#8217;re right..it&#8217;s the perfect use of technology as a mantra.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Then a friend shared <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/mauricio-estrella\/how-a-password-changed-my-life_b_5567161.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">an inspiring first-person account on Huffington Post<\/a>, written by a man who changed the dynamic of a painful divorce by choosing a password to remind himself to let go.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>My password became: <strong>&#8220;Forgive@h3r&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>\nI had to type this statement several times a day. Each time my computer would lock. Each time my screensaver with her photo would appear. Each time I would come back from eating lunch alone.<br \/>\nIn my mind, I went with the mantra that <em>I didn&#8217;t type a password<\/em>. In my mind, I wrote <strong>&#8220;Forgive her&#8221;<\/strong><em>every day<\/em>, for one month.<br \/>\nThat simple action changed the way I looked at my ex wife. That constant reminder that I should forgive her, led me to accept the way things happened at the end of my marriage, and embrace a new way of dealing with the depression that I was drowning into.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>After that worked and he felt the benefits, he began a campaign of using his passwords to focus on life goals and changes.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Forgive@her \u2190 to my ex-wife, who started it all.<br \/>\nQuit@smoking4ever \u2190 it worked.<br \/>\nSave4trip@thailand \u2190 it worked.<br \/>\nEat2times@day \u2190 it never worked, still fat.<br \/>\nSleep@before12 \u2190 it worked.<br \/>\nAsk@her4date \u2190 it worked. I fell in love again.<br \/>\nNo@drinking2months \u2190 it worked. I feel better.<br \/>\nGet@c4t! \u2190 it worked. I have a beautiful cat.<br \/>\nFacetime2mom@sunday \u2190 it worked. I talk with my mom every week.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It&#8217;s a beautiful piece and I encourage you to read\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/mauricio-estrella\/how-a-password-changed-my-life_b_5567161.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"name fn\">Mauricio Estrella&#8217;s whole journey.<\/span><\/a><br \/>\nIt makes so much sense to me. If we take the time to decide what we want, to prioritize the most important change we want to make and remind ourselves of that goal regularly, it will help keep us on track.<br \/>\nI hung my description of my perfect mate on my bedroom mirror and realized when I started dating John a few months later that I&#8217;d found him. I posted my description of my perfect job while I was interviewing after business school and was thrilled that my job at the AP lined up so well with my ideals. John made me a life vision painting for my 40th birthday and so many of those images are part of my life.<br \/>\nThis is even more distilled, though, and it&#8217;s active. It&#8217;s not looking at\u00a0a vision, it&#8217;s typing a short\u00a0mantra repeatedly.<br \/>\nHow could you type repeatedly that you want to quit smoking and not feel like you&#8217;re self defeating if you have to log in after going on a smoke break?<br \/>\nSeveral friends wrote on Facebook that they&#8217;re going to start using their passwords as technological mantras. I&#8217;d love to hear from you if you do it and how it works for you.<br \/>\n<strong>Related blog posts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"posttitle\"><a class=\"dark\" href=\"https:\/\/newvinegrowing.wordpress.com\/2009\/03\/15\/decide-what-you-want-and-declare-it-in-no-uncertain-terms\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Decide what you want and declare it in no uncertain\u00a0terms<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"posttitle\"><a class=\"dark\" href=\"https:\/\/newvinegrowing.wordpress.com\/2010\/12\/21\/setting-my-goals-for-2011-as-a-comprehensive-view-of-my-life\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Setting my goals for 2011 as a comprehensive view of my\u00a0life<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"posttitle\"><a class=\"dark\" href=\"https:\/\/newvinegrowing.wordpress.com\/2013\/01\/12\/setting-my-2013-goals-with-help-from-friends\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Setting my 2013 goals with help from\u00a0friends<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newvinegrowing.wordpress.com\/2009\/12\/30\/1381\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Focusing on one change at a time for two months\u00a0each<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"dark\" href=\"https:\/\/newvinegrowing.wordpress.com\/2013\/11\/15\/do-you-plan-your-life-with-the-same-diligence-as-a-work-project\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Do you plan your life with the same diligence as a work\u00a0project?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newvinegrowing.wordpress.com\/2011\/07\/23\/hbr-developing-rituals-can-help-achieve-your-goals\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">HBR: Developing rituals can help achieve your\u00a0goals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newvinegrowing.wordpress.com\/2010\/10\/28\/christine-kane-how-to-create-anything-even-when-youre-scared-inexperienced-and-dont-believe-in-yourself\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christine Kane: How to Create Anything (Even When You\u2019re Scared, Inexperienced and Don\u2019t Believe in\u00a0Yourself)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have begun setting my passwords using motivational phrases so every time I log into my computer, it acts as a technological mantra.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6336,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[58],"tags":[277,1028,1029,1682,1786,2315],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.6 - 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