Addicted to Distraction Period 4 by Mary Schwander https://padlet.com/mschwander/j5g7vq28qm23 Made with eyes on the prize en-us 2018-10-28 16:28:30 UTC 2026-03-10 20:42:15 UTC hello@padlet.com "The silence felt deafening" https://padlet.com/mschwander/j5g7vq28qm23/wish/298992965 The short story at the end of the article describing parents having their attention on their phones rather than their children. Setting the example for their children.]]> 2018-10-31 14:22:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mschwander/j5g7vq28qm23/wish/298992965 https://padlet.com/mschwander/j5g7vq28qm23/wish/298993596 "The net is designed to be an interruption, a machine geared to dividing attention." ]]> 2018-10-31 14:23:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mschwander/j5g7vq28qm23/wish/298993596 https://padlet.com/mschwander/j5g7vq28qm23/wish/298993614 "Almost immediately, the man turned his attention to his phone." ]]> 2018-10-31 14:23:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mschwander/j5g7vq28qm23/wish/298993614 https://padlet.com/mschwander/j5g7vq28qm23/wish/298993839 "During those first few days, I did suffer withdrawal pangs, most of all the hunger to call up Google and search for an answer to some question that arose."]]> 2018-10-31 14:23:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mschwander/j5g7vq28qm23/wish/298993839 https://padlet.com/mschwander/j5g7vq28qm23/wish/298993928 He was able to read a 500 page book when stopped using electronics.]]> 2018-10-31 14:24:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mschwander/j5g7vq28qm23/wish/298993928 https://padlet.com/mschwander/j5g7vq28qm23/wish/298994156 I think having "one digital-free vacation a year" sounds like a very smart idea.]]> 2018-10-31 14:24:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mschwander/j5g7vq28qm23/wish/298994156 One thing that stood out to me when reading this article was that he was so addicted to electronics that he could focus at the task at hand. https://padlet.com/mschwander/j5g7vq28qm23/wish/298994307 2018-10-31 14:24:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mschwander/j5g7vq28qm23/wish/298994307 "With each passing day offline, I felt more relaxed, less anxious, more able to focus and less hungry for the next shot of instant but short-lived stimulation." https://padlet.com/mschwander/j5g7vq28qm23/wish/298994530 2018-10-31 14:25:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mschwander/j5g7vq28qm23/wish/298994530 According to one recent survey, the average white-collar worker spends about six hours a day on email. That doesn’t count time online spent shopping, searching or keeping up with social media. https://padlet.com/mschwander/j5g7vq28qm23/wish/298994869






]]> 2018-10-31 14:25:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mschwander/j5g7vq28qm23/wish/298994869 "The net is designed to be an interruption system, a machine geared to dividing attention," https://padlet.com/mschwander/j5g7vq28qm23/wish/298995063 2018-10-31 14:25:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mschwander/j5g7vq28qm23/wish/298995063 https://padlet.com/mschwander/j5g7vq28qm23/wish/298995079 Something that stood out to me was that he was suffering withdraw symptoms. 

]]> 2018-10-31 14:25:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mschwander/j5g7vq28qm23/wish/298995079 vogelsangian https://padlet.com/mschwander/j5g7vq28qm23/wish/298995172 The net is designed to be an interruption system, a machine geared to dividing attention]]> 2018-10-31 14:26:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mschwander/j5g7vq28qm23/wish/298995172 https://padlet.com/mschwander/j5g7vq28qm23/wish/298995326 "Instead of reading them, I was spending to many hours online.."]]> 2018-10-31 14:26:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mschwander/j5g7vq28qm23/wish/298995326 https://padlet.com/mschwander/j5g7vq28qm23/wish/298995769 I was struck by the survey that said  the average white-collar worker spends about six hours a day on email. ]]> 2018-10-31 14:27:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mschwander/j5g7vq28qm23/wish/298995769