“The trouble with ignorance is that it feels so much like expertise”
As a futurist I can get behind that quote. Cornell professor David Dunning, who's been studying confidence, ignorance, and self-knowledge for quite a while, has a nice article
Background noise, music, and distraction
One of the questions I often get when I talk about technology and distraction is about music and focus. (This almost always comes up when I speak at
Selfies, self-criticism, and plastic surgery
For years we've heard of doctors having to deal with patients who come into appointments armed with pages of information they found on the Internet. Now, plastic surgeons
New study on the effects of meditation on the brain
There have been a number of studies documenting the effect of meditation on the brain, enough so that the claim that “meditation rewires your brain” is one that
Your search for five signs you need to take a break from social media is over!
Because I break it down in this Health magazine article. Basically, the advice (drawn from my book) comes down to this: it’s fine to weave social media into
An app that encourages friends to put down their phones
For those of you who were wagering on the results of the Singapore Computer Society's Splash award, wonder no more: the top prize has gone to Apple Tree,
Talking about contemplative computing in Princeton and New Haven
Last week I spent several days on the road, on a whirlwind trip to the East Coast to talk about contemplative computing and The Distraction Addiction. It was
In Real Life: Searching for Connection in High-Tech Times
I look forward to seeing this out: Jon Mitchell’s new book, In Real Life: Searching for Connection in High-Tech Times. This is a book about the present and what
Santa Catalina School talk
Saturday I was at the Santa Catalina School in Monterey, talking about kids, parenting, schools, and contemplative computing (a riff on my book The Distraction Addiction). Photo: Courtney Shove,
Speaking at Princeton next Thursday, November 6
I’m going to be at Princeton next week, doing a more academic-than-usual talk on contemplative computing and The Distraction Addiction. I'm appearing there as part of the “Pay Attention: