For this challenge, I read "Learning in the Age of Digital Distraction" by Eric Westervelt
- This article is about how phones and other technology are changing the way people think and act. Specifically, this article interviews Dr. Gazzaley and asks him about his research on human productivity and digital devices. Gazzaley argues that human brains have evolved to seek out information. This is opposed to food, since that need is not longer critical for survival.
- Even though this behavior can be negative, humans still do it.
- Multitasking is bad for the brain and performance. It divides up attention, making it harder to focus.
- It's easier to put things into memory if your brain can filter out different distractions (background noise)
- There are so many distractions in our world today. We constantly task switch, but we need to work one doing one thing at a time. We need to focus attention on 1 single task, not multiple.
- Multitasking also increases stress, mood, and anxiety. Too much to focus on.
- The author suggests technology time outs. So we can really focus on others, and meaningful tasks/conversations.
- My thoughts: I found this article to be kind of funny, because I was totally watching TV while working on this assignment. I can't really read and watch TV, so I had to pause it, but still. I plan on multitasking all night so that I can try to get more things done.
- I do want to be better about using tech/phones. It's so hard to do though! As soon as I get one notification, I'll be on my phone for like 20 minutes :/ it's really not a good system
- Most of this stuff I already knew. A lot of "attention" articles that I've seen are about texting/driving. Human brains are insanely bad at multitasking. They miss things and react slowly. This article connected back to education, but it's a good reminder to take things slow and focus. TV can wait until later!!
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