“What is the sound of one hand texting?”
The New York Times has a piece on meditation, Silicon Valley, success, and technology that's... well, not exactly a repeat of the Wired article earlier this year, but
“There is no place freer from stress than deep within your own soul”
From Marcus Aurelius' Meditations (Book 4, Meditation 3): People seek special retreats for themselves such as country houses, seashores, mountains. And you too often long for these things.
…in which, in an article on technology and gratification, I assure readers that I’m not a drunk
The San Jose Mercury News is running a big series on how information technology is affecting modern life, and this weekend they had a long piece on gratification.
“Abstinence is not an option. You’re better off teaching your kids how to use [technology] effectively”
Mindful magazine has an interview with child and adolescent psychiatrist Tristan Gorrindo about teens and social media. It has a nice overview of how teenage social and neurological
Clifford Nass
Sad news that Clifford Nass, who did some of the most important recent work on computers and multitasking, and whose work on how we view computers influenced my
“A highly readable yet substantive examination of our relationship with all forms of computerized activity”
Nearly a month ago the Roanoke (Virginia) Times ran a review of The Distraction Addiction, and I only found it today. They liked it. His advice is scholarly
Vacations and the Victorians: A Kind of Natural Experiment
I've been thinking a lot about vacations and leisure recently. Not because I feel I don't have enough of either: I'm lucky enough to have an employer who
The Distraction Addiction “brims with suggestions for how to embrace… a mindful approach to digital technology”
The October 28 issue of The New Yorker features a review by Evgeny Morozov of The Distraction Addiction, along with Dave Eggers' The Circle, Douglas Rushkoff's Future Shock,
“often the best way to… persuade people… is by putting things down on paper in a kind of careful and deliberate way”
Supreme Court justices don't communicate with each other via email. Elena Kagan explains why: [Y]ou have to remember that the Court is an institution where...we're not horse trading.
Rest is Not Idleness: John Lubbock, Charles Darwin, and the Value of Daydreams
You should read this very interesting article about daydreaming by Jessica Lahey in the Atlantic. I’ve been reading about daydreaming extensively lately, and it has caused me regret