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Mental Landscapes, David Brooks and the Aspen Festival of Ideas (13)

by Linda Stone (63) on O'Reilly Radar - Insight, analysis, and research about emerging technologies (2088) 1 month, 2 weeks ago permalink

David Brooks gave a talk last week in Aspen that inspired me and that I can't stop thinking about. Note that it comes in three parts. His book is due to come out in the fall of 2009. Brooks discusses an intellectual revolution that brings together neuroscience, sociology, psychology, behavioral economics, genetics, and a variety of other fields in an effort to shine a light on non-cognitive skills --- that which cannot be counted by ...

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b said: What is your mental landscape?
oniryx said: Good video about cognition. Change the link to 2_of_3 and 3_of_3 to see them all.

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When Distraction is Good (5)

by Linda Stone (63) on O'Reilly Radar - Insight, analysis, and research about emerging technologies (2088) 1 month, 2 weeks ago permalink

Distraction is getting a bad name. This past month, I've been heads down on a few projects and noticing something I'd not been very conscious of before now. When I get "stuck" or when I reach a natural break point on a piece of work, the menu of potential distractions includes everything from email and telephone calls to getting food, socializing and more. I did an informal audit. Sometimes I would check email. Other times, ...

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It’s at the Scene of the Crime, but it’s not the Criminal (3)

by Linda Stone (63) on O'Reilly Radar - Insight, analysis, and research about emerging technologies (2088) 1 month, 4 weeks ago permalink

People are saying technology is making us stupid. Technology is shattering our attention. Technology is ruining our children. Technology is making us busier than ever. Taking that train of thought a step further: technology can fix the problem. I believe we can make smarter email and smarter phones - and we should. It just won’t fix the problem. We can think of technology like cupcakes. The cupcake is at the scene of the crime, but ...

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That Kid from Omaha said: Nice description of owning up to TEAD (Technology-Enhanced Attention Deficit)

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