Posts by Heather
Follow-up: 1.2—Word Is Spreading!
While a compilation of research behind the many attention-related benefits of knitting, doodling, and crafting are only here (and with the handful of people who, like me, speak on this topic), there’s been a recent uptick in the seriousness with which crafting as a health benefit is being treated.
Earlier in March 2014, Craftsy released a webinar on the topic and yesterday CNN released this goodie!
It’s good to know that other places are starting to talk about the myriad benefits we already knew we were getting from doing what we do. It’s always good to have more evidence to reference when we want to knit or doodle in a meeting.
A good day for doodlers (and knitters, and crocheters…), all around.
Read MoreFollow-up 1.3: New Zealand Has it Right!
A list of links on sanctioned knitting! Many thanks to the multiple readers who sent these in over the last year or so:
- NZ kniting Parliament info:
- Here’s the link to the standing order: http://www.parliament.nz/en-nz/about-parliament/how-parliament-works/ppnz/00HOOOCPPNZ_111/chapter-11-the-chamber-buildings-and-grounds#footnote_29
- News article about Judith Tizard who did knit while shepherding a bill through the chamber which resulted in the rule change:http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=3005909
- AP story about it: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rec.crafts.textiles.yarn/Y6VsZoM3XRU
- Interview (6 years later) with Judith Tizard about the incident: http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0806/S00186/kiwifm-wammo-talks-to-tizard-about-knitting.htm (click on Kiwi FM audio)
- [She said she was in the middle of a lace row when called to the Chair. FYI Bill English who is mentioned was the Leader of the Opposition (National) of the time so having him come down to the House at that time of night would have been very unusual]
- Funny old story, exPM (National) and her husband knitting: http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/5271181/Ex-PM-out-to-stitch-up-the-town
- Lovely image of the ‘Ladies Gallery’ in Parliament: http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/artwork/40518/knitting-in-the-ladies-gallery-at-parliament-1880
Follow-up 1.4: New Research Reinforces Mind-Wandering/Mindfulness Implications
An op-ed in today’s New York Times struck my husband as important to the world of Cognitive Anchoring. I agreed, and so I pass this on to you: Think Less, Think Better.
Your thoughts?
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