"A Handy Tip for the Easily Distracted" by Miranda July

The acclaimed author, artist and filmmaker dreams up an idiosyncratic solution to the interruptions of modern life. Read the full feature on NOWNESS:
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[@HoshiHikari]

Ironically, my laptop is a distraction, necessary for productivity, and a precious thing.

[@nocount1]

Where can I find people-sized mixing bowls?

[@LakeWebb]

nocount1 😜😂

[@lydiarowe491]

Any retail catering outfit..lge for many people........

[@swimforbrad]

This is such a beautiful video. Everything about Miranda July is so lovely.

[@sandracmyers]

Absolutely

[@cristinavelazquez2554]

I liked the last part “you are free-go be productive!” Made me giggle! 😁

[@mikedowd66]

Love this lady beyond words. And that is definitely the same sound designer as "Me and You and Everyone we know". I wonder if it's her that creates the music...

[@xonicholasnicholasxo]

Michael Morrell , Michael Andrews did the soundtrack for You Me And Everyone..., (he also did Donnie Darko, and is brilliant). There are some musician credits at the end of the vid. She definitely has a specific sort of sound world though.

[@meetmeinthehallwayoopies2081]

When you get distracted trying to eliminate the distractions

[@gracekang3968]

i'd have to trap my dog, too. and that just seems mean.

[@luci1474]

🤣😂🤣😂

[@jayl7920]

honestly...she didn't look like she was doing anything productive afterwards... she just....SAT THERE...STARING at the situation..! ...Withdrawal symptoms, perhaps?? LOL

[@lauracarpenter4744]

That is where my grandma's doily went to - wow ! never thought to wear it as a cape!!

[@luvyawoods]

I am most concerned about her precious thing hostage. How is she going to remove the tray of red juice without spilling it?

[@pipisugbo]

Get a straw...start drinking.

[@Egos1995]

John Kenny just use vodka to fill the tray hahaha :D

[@lydiarowe491]

Sure this is not the first time...or maybe it is?????

[@slaapkaamers3377]

Slurp from the corners, trust me, I’ve been in this situation before.

[@zed804]

Oh my, I just love what Miranda July creates.

[@darcke]

i love this!!! literal execution. but strong! loooove.

[@avigaile2243]

You've saved my life.

[@aic53]

I think that's a bit extreme, but weirdly entertaining.

[@JustAsk11]

People are so mean. I find this very unique and a cute helpful way to not get distracted by things we are obviously addicted to. Stop being so unnecessarily rude, even if you do find it completely pointless.

[@aiai-j7i]

Oh God I love her! I feel so understood!

[@lindadiane8705]

most of these comments are missing that this is a deleted scene from A MOVIE, She is playing a character, and this scene makes sense in the context of THE MOVIE. Pay attention...

[@mykameakulpa]

Miranda July is just a god in so many ways...she's amazing

[@MrPinbert]

Yup :)

[@Dein104]

This could be a criticism of today’s society where we’re constantly engulfed in « exciting information » and are afraid of missing out. To avoid being distracted, we try to block out the so called distractions but then realise how fragile our barriers are because in the end they’re all we can think about and putting them away brings about other worries. Table = fragile barrier; Precious thing = new distracting problems ; distractions = constant distractions...

[@sbernardomusic]

Why is this so hypnotising ?

[@susancorgi]

If one day i see my wife walking around doing that....metal hospital we go!

[@MissTanuki]

Oh my. I'd just LOVE to know how this song is called. Obviously it's some version of Dark Candy by People Get Ready but not the actual one. Heeeeeeeeeelp. Been looking for ages now.

[@LakeWebb]

LOL... She doesn't look very free to me!

[@MelaSu92]

I NEED the NAME of this SONG! Pleaaaase anybody help!

[@elenac1010]

@sammyblackwood Yes that was a part I loved... plucking is a hobby for some and especially as procrastination :)

[@Momo74153]

This is a whole new level of hell! Brilliant!

[@grampsVEVO]

The best part is when she is done that grape juice will be wine so its party time with the straw!

[@unclassifiedgenre]

counting my distracting things, I'd need a table with one thousands legs

[@SpringtimeRosePetals]

while this is unrealistic, i think it's super cute and i'm just going to do my homework and try to focus because this inspired me, haha :)

[@BradWalker]

There's an app for the Mac called SelfControl. There must be a Windows equivalent too.

[@Concreteowl]

That iSight camera dates the piece somewhat. Though I still have one.😁

[@bgipper4109]

I am distracted by everything, all the things I thought I’d do and I know I want to do. My home is one big distraction.

[@joymarcy8302]

This is awesome and it’s the first time I’ve seen this lol

[@nowness]

Then you'll be glad to hear that we have brand new episodes coming out this week! Watch this space...

[@xXBronzedBalletXx]

She's beautiful. Her art is beautiful.

[@henriquemartini8201]

The song sounds like "Dark Candy" by "People Get Ready" Although it is not the same version of the one featured in this video

[@EBWJE1]

absolutely convincing. congrats.

[@sonniwillis1897]

I luv this!

[@beverlyjephcott4977]

The most distracting thing in that room is the outfit she is wearing.

[@AndyAcker]

put it in danger.

[@nahcourt]

I wonder what if she stumbles down by accident hahahahaha

[@danthompson8433]

"Do not put people in mixing bowls.",dan'

[@saramurillo1337]

im so clumsy i would just bop into the table and ruin my precious thing

[@estudio8a]

Beautiful

[@DocSandwiches]

I genuinely believe boring assignments to be more entertaining than solitaire and minesweeper.

[@jaysgeronca]

My girlfriend does not fit inside a laundry dish

[@phigoe]

how do i trap the certain websites, when i have to use the internet to be productive?

[@amysticism]

but Miranda how are you going to get the grape juice pan off of the dress without spilling it?! ahhhhhh

[@RonanMcDonnell-AWorthyCause]

This is probably the least distracting thing I have seen in a long time. Closed.

[@hkmaja]

But... what if you need the laptop to work? How do you trap the internet? Solitaire? Minesweeper?

[@DrakeMagnum]

I was going to ask if Miranda filmed the future in her own apartment, then I saw the end. Well I still would like to think that she filmed it in her apartment.

[@Blackroses5501]

this seems stupid to most people but its actually really cool.

[@dreamersjournal]

Now how are you supposed to move the grape juice without spilling?

[@motionon]

Freaking BRILLIANT !!

[@mykameakulpa]

does anyone know the song playing? sorry dumb question

[@marcelooliver1803]

she probably mixed that herself. are you familiar with miranda july?!

[@pypersora8690]

i would try this but knowing me i will find an excuse to carefully remove the items one by one

[@jasquer]

Ok, so now if someone calls or you actually need to look something up on the internet to save a lot of time, you need to waste a lot of time trying to recover one of the items.

[@DarrylGold]

WOW

[@overdrivelc16]

What if the distracting thing is KZbin, or non-tangible things in general?

[@carolinearonica1127]

discuss this subject with your imaginary friend

[@mikejohnson6119]

Capture it. Weren't you paying attention?

[@AndreiTraieste]

I need my computer to study but I use my computer to procrastinate. I can't trap websites.

[@djroze]

Seems like such a waste of perfectly good grape juice.

[@In_time]

It's not a waste of grape juice. Just getcha straw;)

[@susancorgi]

I miss those days with apple ibooks and macbook pros and the simple mac os.

[@Pjokkus]

I want to go home now, I'm scared...

[@tiredandhungry1]

what's she supposed to do when she needs to retrieve the trapped objects?

[@selinaehrenbacher9651]

If somone sees dis in 2021 ure idk ure just here say hi

[@ravensday1]

6. YOU ARE CRAZY. GO GET ADMITTED!

[@CaptainObvious0000]

i asked myself for the whole 3 minutes. btw: how to free the hostage when the important work is done ?

[@orkunbuluttasarm6993]

by drinking it from the tray

[@fron645]

How does one trap the wandering brain?

[@blessmeish]

all videos from nowess are amiable

[@mrjdwilson]

brrriing bbbbbbbrrrrrrrrrrrring!

[@htodara2345]

I'm going to need alot of bowls

[@PauloEliasJr]

This is a "little" extreme. But it can work... Go be productive!

[@ioshinigami2165]

I don't have four bowls what do I do. Also what was that prehistoric cellular device

[@masterbjohnson2]

Damn, forgot what i was supposed to do, I'll just check my... aw crap

[@vcl2009]

"c'mon eileen"

[@jacobkennedy5392]

what song is this?

[@flowerydaveflowerydave1533]

6. you are found 24hrs later at the bottom of the stairs ( that you threw your self down) with a dodgy perm and panda eye mascara (because you cried yourself into oblivion) ,wearing a prune juice stained cheap white dress. But hay, all your stuffs safe under the mixing bowls. ...... and who in the martha stewart has that many mixing bowls??

[@sstephanie9860]

wonderful....

[@ReeseJohnson]

What if I have more than one item?

[@L33Trogue]

I'm ridiculously distracted by the back of her shorts/skirt/skort thing. WHAT IS IT?!

[@ealvarezz10]

now what do you do if there is nothing to distract you?

[@esmeralda3visann]

Chi qua dopo il videoclip di Cherofobia?

[@DyingWithASmile]

I would do that... only if I wasn't so lazy.

[@SBSSvideos]

This is just a fancy way to procrastinate more

[@gollykatrina]

anyone know what this song is?

[@luci1474]

Oh no thank you... 😂

[@briansounalath]

Where’s the graphics? I only watch videos with drawn characters

[@ohayisforhorses]

what do you do once you are done being productive...

[@hurmaf]

what's the song in the video?

[@keerthilanka9039]

This is miranda july

[@quitto91]

her precious dress is gonna get soaked anyway when she's done with her work and tries to remove the tray.

[@cerkuenik]

@phigoe StayFocusd for Chrome - "increases your productivity by limiting the amount of time that you can spend on time-wasting websites."

[@jessicakatemaria]

Making this would be distraction enough.

[@taufiqhariyadi]

Loovely

[@DocSandwiches]

nah, I just hate those games. haha.

[@cjeam9199]

Does everyone else dress up that much when they're at home on their own? Am I just a slob?

[@ArielleNaMara]

Yeah...she looks REAL productive just sitting there staring at the contraption blocking her access to her things (that are some of what MAKE me "productive"). Sorry...I found this to be really dumb.

[@boxpilot643]

wooosh

[@annajam11]

The point could've been made minus two and a half minutes.

[@ErinLovesTheWorld]

Haha I love this.

[@berrylover]

i got distracted 1 minute into this thing

[@smrknggrl]

same here ):