You lay down for an afternoon nap, right above you a ceiling fan that has a reflective shiny motor catches your attention. You spend a few minutes tracing the slightest reflection of the room on that shiny motor. Or, amidst busy conversations in a happening room, you get lost, drowning out the noise but are aware enough to observe how people are engaging in conversation and small talk; you were not eavesdropping but simply paying attention. Or while you sit alone in a public space say a cafe, working on your laptop, the intricately designed borders of a wooden cabinet fascinates you, you stay in thought for a good moment and eventually recovering back to finish what work you planned for the day.
You can’t grow if you constantly crave comfort, and you certainly cannot move ahead with quality if you are a busy body; too much of a busy body. You have most certainly must have come across the Italian idiom "Il Dolce Far Niente" or The sweetness of doing nothing from the movie Eat Pray Love (you may also have heard it on social media). Between drifting away amidst heavy work and snapping right back, it can be considered balance and balance is beautiful. A break is necessary.
No matter how nescient this all can sound or however dull your break could be it is as important as crossing out your to do list. Sitting in front of a laptop, maybe for 2 hours, or for some even an unbothered 4 hours, move around. The 20/20/20 rule; for every 20 minutes of screen time, look at something 20 feet away for 20 seconds.
So if you have pulled a marathon of screen time take this as a reminder to stand up from your chair or stare at the ceiling fan (or at the wall for those that don’t use ceiling fans), but after you quickly skim through what we covered this past week.
It is an international gathering of Debian developers, contributors, users and enthusiasts with the common purpose of discussing technical topics, collaborating on joint projects and working on improving the Debian GNU/Linux distribution.
Acquia Engage London is scheduled for May 2023. The tour is making its way to Europe. Acquia Engage is designed for marketing, IT, and digital experience professionals who want to stay up to date on industry trends and advances.
It is happening at the University of Vienna, located centrally in the city of Vienna. Developer Days is an annual gathering of people loving, learning and discussing Drupal.
Jennifer Griffin Smith, a technology industry leader with more than two decades of experience has joined Acquia as the CMO. In this newly created role, she will ensure that Acquia's solutions deliver exceptional value to the customers and partners.
In September 2022, Material acquired Srijan, a renowned global digital engineering firm, gaining Srijan’s long-standing relationship with Acquia as a preferred partner since 2019.
