University of Kent sociologist Frank Furedi writes about the “Focus Fracas” in the Chronicle of Higher Education (behind a firewall), riffing off Sherry Turkle’s Reclaiming Conversation and the writings
The Verge reports: The Pew Research Center is one of the largest sources of information on how Americans use technology like smartphones, social media, and broadband networks. This
Michael Schulson in Aeon writes about designing devices for addiction: [S]hould individuals be blamed for having poor self-control? To a point, yes. Personal responsibility matters. But it’s important
It's kind of amazing that this needs to be a thing, and can be seen as an avant-garde phenomenon: a distraction-free concert. In classical circles, a performance of
This. Exactly. “The ‘I don’t have enough willpower’ conversation misses the fact that there are 1,000 people on the other side of the screen whose job is to
Given the many benefits of walks in nature, the suggestion by Jason Mark, the editor of Sierra Magazine, that “The Paris climate negotiators should go take a hike”
Shark Tank investor Barbara Corcoran warns against making the mistake of being online 24/7 in "The Mistake Employees Make Early In Their Career That Hurts Their Productivity:" Among
This is how you do it. Learn from a master!
I've not been posting much these last few weeks because I've been finishing my book on rest. Well, I made my deadline, sent it in on Tuesday, and now am
I'm deep in the last phase of revising the book, and came across these two quotations about rewriting. First is David McCullough, from an interview in the Paris Review: