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Tom Brainerd
is on page 143 of 304
The first part of this book is interesting, if for no other reason than the whole 'broken watch' thing.
Now that I am in the second part of the book, it is much more useful, descriptions of the effects of technology and its use on distraction.
— Apr 02, 2017 07:54PM
Now that I am in the second part of the book, it is much more useful, descriptions of the effects of technology and its use on distraction.
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Tom Brainerd
is on page 63 of 304
"A major premise of this book is that our Distracted Minds are generated by a head-on collision between our high-level goals and our intrinsic cognitive control limitations; this conflict generates goal interference that negatively impacts quality of life."
What he said...I guess.
— Mar 25, 2017 03:29PM
What he said...I guess.
Tom Brainerd
is on page 55 of 304
"From an experiential viewpoint, the neural process of suppression can be thought of as the act of ignoring, which is a far more important action than many people realize. Decades of research have shown that while focusing on relevant information is, of course critical to accomplishing our goals, ignoring irrelevant information is just as important."
— Mar 19, 2017 09:13PM
Tom Brainerd
is on page 10 of 304
I saw this referred to in an article in the Chronicle of Higher Education and it looked interesting.
— Mar 16, 2017 09:54PM
