Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Adam Yasmin. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Adam, appreciate you joining us today. Let’s start with a fun one – what’s something you believe that most people in your industry (or in general) disagree with?

I’ve been facilitating immersive tea experiences in the name of workplace wellness since 2016 with partners like IDEO, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and Techstars…. My long-view on wellness is rooted entirely in slowing down. This view is antithetical to our late-stage capitalist society on the brink of massive transformation by the rapid deployment of so-called artificial general intelligence. Slowing down is both self-care as much as it’s community care as well. That being said, I encourage more teams who are grappling with burnout to embrace “slowing down” in all possible ways. If you’re curious about what I’m saying, let’s have a conversation.

Adam, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

I got into the field of creative consulting / facilitating / coaching via many failures and flailing career aspects in the face of global destabilization through 9/11, 2008 recession, the 2016 election, climate collapse, the covid pandemic and our coming 2024 election being fueled by mass disinformation… all of which to say I’m keen on connecting with other people and supporting them with being mindful in their bodies and in the objective world we share through shared experiences rooted in kindness.

Let’s talk about resilience next – do you have a story you can share with us?

I became a UX designer at the same time that I became a father in the summer of 2015 and spent the next five years freelancing so I can be a present and conscious parent, not disappearing for 10 to 12 hours per day, and thus accruing enough unsecured debt, that by the time the pandemic and lockdown began, became unmanageable Due to the fact that all local competition for design jobs overnight became global competition where able-bodied designers in far away locations could do the same job for much less money. I illustrate this because I had to file for personal bankruptcy in the fall of 2020 as the only way out of my debt situation that I cocreated along with the gig economy , it is a fascinating feature of the system we live in and I very much I’m aware of the privilege I hold to have been able to pursue that path. In hindsight the bankruptcy gave me the opportunity to give up on my design career aspirations and pivot my focus to the community, building through facilitation, coaching, and education.

Have any books or other resources had a big impact on you?

21 lessons for the 21st-century by Yuval, Noah Harari

Futureproof by Kevin Roose

Digital minimalism by Cal Newport

Contact Info:

• Website: https://mindfulscreentime.com
• Instagram: https://instagram.com/mindfulwithscreens
• Linkedin: https://LinkedIn.com/in/adamyasmin