The Zen of Useful Distractions

Posted in: Culture, Life, Technology, Work- May 25, 2009 3 Comments

Infor­ma­tion is empow­er­ing, but too much can it can also be debil­i­tat­ing.  Infor­ma­tion Over­load costs the U.S. econ­omy $900 bil­lion per year. In this inter­est­ing video a few of the world’s lead­ing man­agers dis­cuss the prob­lem.  In Defense of Dis­trac­tion dis­cusses how our brains are adapt­ing to make the most of the new information-rich environments […]