Have you heard about Computer Vision Syndrome? The American Optometric Association says staring at a computer screen for too long creates a variety of problems, including eyestrain, blurred vision, headaches, and dry eyes. Apparently, staring at a pixelated screen is more taxing than reading words on a page. In addition to adding unnecessary stress, this…
At a presentation I recently gave in Atlanta to professionals who help students adjust to college, I was asked about taking notes during lecture. Some people recommend taking notes because it focuses your attention on extracting the main points. Other people argue against it, saying that writing down notes interferes with listening to what the…
A few days after did a call-in radio show on Wisconsin Public Radio with Larry Meiller, I got an email from someone who had heard the show and was interested in having me speak to her group. By the time I had a chance to email her back, I received this “away” message from her:
“Dear…
I’m convinced this is a problem that can be solved only by changing attitudes about how the mind spends its time; no authority figure can force kids to wean themselves away, at least at times, from the technology that they’ve grown up with and love.
On today’s Huffington Post, the headline for Obama’s commencement speech is: “Obama: iPad, Xbox Turn Information Into A ‘Distraction’.” In his speech he is quoted as saying:
“And with iPods and iPads, and Xboxes and PlayStations — none of which I know how to work — information becomes a distraction, a diversion, a form of entertainment,…