Автор: Adam Gazzaley and Larry D. Rosen
Название: The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World
Издательство: The MIT Press
Год: 2016
ASIN: B01K13FUQY
Язык: English
Формат: epub, pdf
Размер: 12,0 mb
Страниц: 303
The authors explain that our brains are limited in their ability to pay attention. We don't really multitask but rather switch rapidly between tasks. Distractions and interruptions, often technology-related — referred to by the authors as "interference" — collide with our goal-setting abilities. We want to finish this paper/spreadsheet/sentence, but our phone signals an incoming message and we drop everything. Even without an alert, we decide that we "must" check in on social media immediately.
Gazzaley and Rosen offer practical strategies, backed by science, to fight distraction. We can change our brains with meditation, video games, and physical exercise; we can change our behavior by planning our accessibility and recognizing our anxiety about being out of touch even briefly. They don't suggest that we give up our devices, but that we use them in a more balanced way.
