Comments on: links for 2008-08-21 http://dwightk.com/2008/08/links-for-2008-08-21/ I'm serious, you pronounce it in Dwight Knoll Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:49:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Jackson http://dwightk.com/2008/08/links-for-2008-08-21/comment-page-1/#comment-60163 Jackson Mon, 25 Aug 2008 03:48:16 +0000 http://dwightk.com/2008/08/links-for-2008-08-21/#comment-60163 The article from the Times on the internet, multitasking, and distraction was interesting. I would agree with you that it overreacted a little bit--it read like the advent of the internet has doomed our attention spans--but yeah, there is a danger in spending too much time thinking in this information-inundation mode. Did you read the article from the Atlantic that it references? http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200807/google . It's a much more balanced look at the issue, not so quick to condemn, and more willing to speculate on its ramifications. I recommend it. The article from the Times on the internet, multitasking, and distraction was interesting. I would agree with you that it overreacted a little bit–it read like the advent of the internet has doomed our attention spans–but yeah, there is a danger in spending too much time thinking in this information-inundation mode.

Did you read the article from the Atlantic that it references? http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200807/google . It’s a much more balanced look at the issue, not so quick to condemn, and more willing to speculate on its ramifications. I recommend it.

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