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Levy: The frazzled attention of the "always on"
Merlin Mann | Mar 30 2006
Levy: Digital Distractions Bad for the Workplace - Newsweek Technology - MSNBC.com Steven Levy on continuous partial attention and "The Attention Economy" at ORA's Emerging Technology Conference.
I have to concur on the ironic hilarity of an ETech ostensibly being devoted to the topic of "The Attention Economy." As someone who's been both on the dais and down in the pit, I don't think I've ever seen so many overstimulated people struggling to find even more stimulation. It's harrowing. [ via the 43F Board ] 5 Comments
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[...] I kept skimming over...Submitted by Put Me in the Zoo » Blog Archive » Sorry, what d (not verified) on April 3, 2006 - 12:11pm.
[...] I kept skimming over the recent reflection of it at 43 Folders, definitely intrigued but continually skipping over the big words and substantive thoughts (which was, well, pretty much all of it) in favor of surfing the other 14 or so tabs I had opened in Safari, 3 IM windows to pay attention to, and collection of 8 or so application windows open that I was doing things in. A live BlackBerry or even a switched-on mobile phone is an admission that your commitment to your current activity is as fickle as Renée Zellweger’s wedding vows. Your world turns into a never-ending cocktail party where you’re always looking over your virtual shoulder for a better conversation partner. The anxiety is contagious: anyone who winds up talking to a person infected with [continuous partial attention] feels like he or she is accepting an Oscar, and at any moment the music might stop the speech. [...] » POSTED IN:
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