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The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World (The Distracted Mind) by Gazzaley, Dr. Adam (Professor, University of California, San Fra

ISBN: 9780262534437 PUBLISHER: MIT Press FORMAT: Paperback PAGES: 304 PUBLICATION DATE: 20.10.2017 DIMENSIONS: 22.6 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm

DESCRIPTION: Why our brains aren't built for media multitasking, and how we can learn to live with technology in a more balanced way.

Brilliant and practical, just what we need in these techno-human times.-Jack Kornfield, author of The Wise Heart

Most of us will freely admit that we are obsessed with our devices. We pride ourselves on our ability to multitask-read work email, reply to a text, check Facebook, watch a video clip. Talk on the phone, send a text, drive a car. Enjoy family dinner with a glowing smartphone next to our plates. We can do it all, 24/7! Never mind the errors in the email, the near-miss on the road, and the unheard conversation at the table. In The Distracted Mind, Adam Gazzaley and Larry Rosen-a neuroscientist and a psychologist-explain why our brains aren't built for multitasking, and suggest better ways to live in a high-tech world without giving up our modern technology.

The authors explain that our brains are limited in their ability to pay attention. We don't really multitask but rather switch rapidly between tasks. Distractions and interruptions, often technology-related-referred to by the authors as interference-collide with our goal-setting abilities. We want to finish this paper/spreadsheet/sentence, but our phone signals an incoming message and we drop everything. Even without an alert, we decide that

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