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Join Us for Our January Luncheon
The algorithm is the most profitable business model in history. Congratulations. Your attention has become the world’s most valuable resource. Outrage, distraction, and endless stimulation are now the industry. The result is a culture of noise, fatigue, and anxiety.
In his talk Monk with a Smartphone, Tim Tamashiro explores how the age of angertainment has turned attention into a commodity and peace into a luxury. This talk is a gentle reminder that your attention still belongs to you. Through heartfelt stories and simple practices, Tim shows how to find calm within the noise and reconnect with what makes you most human.
You will discover how to:
- Turn awareness into calm when the world feels loud
- Find steady moments of stillness in everyday life
- Let curiosity guide you back to focus and joy
- Use compassion as your anchor in a fast, reactive world
Peace begins when you realize you’re not alone in your struggle for calm. Everyone is feeling the same pull, the same fatigue, the same longing for connection. We’re all doing our best while the algorithm quietly turns us against each other.
Monk with a Smartphone
Peace is not found by escaping the digital world. It begins when you bring your full awareness back into it and to all the other sufferers around you.
January 21, 2026 • 11:30am – 2:30pm
The Ranchmen’s Club
710 13 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2R 0K9
The Ranchmen’s Club
710 13 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2R 0K9