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Emoticons: The Downfall Of Civilization | TweetClean: Can I tell you how tired I am of this argument? Just because you trained your brain to work one way doesn’t mean other people’s brains can’t work another. I can remember a close friend bein...
It’s like they recreated my own desk for this picture. Scary.
(via Avoid Techy Distractions on the Job - Wired How-To Wiki)
When Tuning In Is Really Tuning Out: Why Unwanted Messages Won’t Register
When Tuning In Is Really Tuning Out: Why Unwanted Messages Won’t Register
Seriously one of the smartest things I've read in a while. Still thinking about all the implications. Check it out and let me know what you think.
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2) Stimulation. People consume content that stimulates their mind and senses. That which angers, excites, energizes, entertains, or otherwise creates an emotional response. This is not always the "best" or most informative content, but that which triggers a reaction.
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we're going to develop the psychological equivalent of obesity
Herbert A. Simon wrote maybe the most concise possible description of our modern struggle: “What information consumes is rather obvious: It consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention, and a need to allocate that attention efficiently among the overabundance of information sources that might consume it.”
We are, in short, terminally distracted. And distracted, the alarmists will remind you, was once a synonym for insane. (Shakespeare: “poverty hath distracted her.”)
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We are, in short, terminally distracted. And distracted, the alarmists will remind you, was once a synonym for insane. (Shakespeare: “poverty hath distracted her.”)
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Herbert A. Simon wrote maybe the most concise possible description of our modern struggle: “What information consumes is rather obvious: It consumes the attention of its recipients. Hence a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention, and a need to allocate that attention efficiently among the overabundance of information sources that might consume it.”
It’s possible that we’re evolving toward a new techno-cognitive nomadism, in which restlessness will be an advantage.
It’s been hypothesized that ADHD might even be an advantage in certain change-rich environments.
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Add Sticky NoteIt’s possible that we’re evolving toward a new techno-cognitive nomadism, in which restlessness will be an advantage.
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Tac Anderson on 2009-06-01We have always evolved mentally as a society, leaving behind those who didn't have the mental capacity to keep up. Having an IQ in the low 70's wasn't that big a deal 100 years ago. Today you're handicapped.
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It’s been hypothesized that ADHD might even be an advantage in certain change-rich environments.
Are we living through a crisis of attention?
Before I even have a chance to apologize, Meyer responds with the air of an Old Testament prophet. “Yes,” he says. “And I think it’s going to get a lot worse than people expect.” He sees our distraction as a full-blown epidemic—a cognitive plague that has the potential to wipe out an entire generation of focused and productive thought.
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Before I even have a chance to apologize, Meyer responds with the air of an Old Testament prophet. “Yes,” he says. “And I think it’s going to get a lot worse than people expect.” He sees our distraction as a full-blown epidemic—a cognitive plague that has the potential to wipe out an entire generation of focused and productive thought.
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Tac Anderson on 2009-06-01
everyone thinks it's bad that our attention is getting stretched. could it be a good thing? could this bring about an evolutionary change that allows our brains to do even more?
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