“stuck behind a slow, weaving wexter”
We’ve all see the videos of people walking into fountains, falling off piers, or hitting things while walking and texting. In case you haven’t, here’s an example: (The
Singaporean psychiatrists want recognition of “internet and digital device addiction”
According to an Agence France-Press article that first appeared in the South China Morning Post and was recently reprinted in, of all places, Uganda’s New Vision, Psychiatrists in Singapore
If we ever do another edition of my book, I want this picture on the cover
I’ve had some great covers for my book (in several languages), but when I saw Marsel van Oosten’s fantastic photograph “Facebook Update,” I thought: That would make an awesome
“we could end up abolishing the sense of the Away:” enabling vs. distracting technology in the wild
Earth Island Journal editor Jason Mark has a piece in The Atlantic about proposals to make wifi available in national parks and other remote areas, and whether a
Companies “looking for brave new ideas or significant critical thinking need to recognize that disconnection is… sometimes preferable to connection”
Michael Harris writes in the Harvard Business Review blog about the hidden productivity hit that comes from being always-on. Being constantly connected and multitasking, he argues, makes us
“Let’s allow teenagers to discover” that online freedom “is in many ways an illusion”
Annie Murphy Paul has a piece in Slate on counter-marketing campaigns that reduced teen smoking, and how they could serve as a model to help kids become more
“26 out of 45 customers spend an average of 3 minutes taking photos of the food”
My friend Anthony Townsend points me to this great piece by a New York restaurant owner who was trying to figure out why fewer customers were being served
Talking about binge-watching in Le Nouvel Observateur
This weekend Le Nouvel Observateur ran a front-page article on binge watching that features a couple quotes from me. If you didn’t know better you’d think I spoke French.
“You’re never going to look at those firework photos or videos anyway”
On Tech Crunch, a rather sensible rant against taking pictures of fireworks. You’re never going to look at those firework photos or videos anyway. The courteous, pity-likes you
“We shouldn’t run from boredom as if it is a tedious friend but sit down and listen to it”
Two recent articles talk about the complexity of boredom. In The Telegraph (as well as the New Zealand Herald), Kate Bussman notes the relationship between boredom and creativity. Boredom is something