This article makes some real points, some of the same things I say myself and have written about in the past, yes we are connected, but at the same time we can be very disconnected as distractions continue to mount in just our every day lives. The erosion of attention does give way to the erosion of society; however, if we are aware and take measures to take breaks here and there, it is not impossible.
This video via Engadget offers a little humorous view into a connected office computer guy and the unconnected employees, or what he deems is non connected…BD
Understanding the science of attention and technology's role in eroding -- and perhaps someday improving -- our ability to focus Cell phones, Blackberries, e-mail, laptops allowing people to bring their work anywhere, news arriving in perfectly condensed and filtered snippets via the Internet and TV, never before has communication been so instantaneous and information distributed so quickly. Never before have people been so connected.
Never before have we been so disconnected. This, she concludes, is due to the erosion of attention. After extensively researching the history of communication and transportation technology, today's society, and scientific studies of human cognition, Jackson has documented her compelling case and some possible remedies in DISTRACTED: THE EROSION OF ATTENTION AND THE COMING DARK AGE.
Unable to focus? Welcome to our distracted society's attention deficit
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