tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post8276572528537864539..comments2024-03-28T19:25:04.780+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: Where Was I?Steve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-11737507572054856552009-06-05T21:40:13.492+01:002009-06-05T21:40:13.492+01:00I've been computer-less for a week, and as of ...I've been computer-less for a week, and as of tomorrow, another computer-less week will begin. I use a cyber cafe just to throw some photos in a file.<br />I never miss the computer when I'm away, except for filing away photos. I went camera-less for a few days too--it felt fine.Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459620834878853588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-66001774344428317162009-05-28T02:56:34.485+01:002009-05-28T02:56:34.485+01:00Great post Steve. Funny, but all too true. I can r...Great post Steve. Funny, but all too true. I can relate to doing many of those things.<br />Ms Soupalphabet souphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11744905399607433764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-88213491054028794442009-05-27T22:48:38.821+01:002009-05-27T22:48:38.821+01:00great post. lots to think about.
I have heard var...great post. lots to think about.<br /><br />I have heard various theories and stories on research done on the radio (and other forms of media) about how multi-tasking and computers create "cultures of distraction"* - but I was so busy multitasking I didn't take the time to jot the reference or cement the info into my memory banks <br /><br /><br />* my word/concept - as I try to avoid using ADD since I feel it just fuels this tendency to MEDICALIZE human behavior. a mouse peeve!mouse (aka kimy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09385557065971602436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-19503047919486323722009-05-27T21:36:06.491+01:002009-05-27T21:36:06.491+01:00As Mum points out, some of your concerns are indee...As Mum points out, some of your concerns are indeed documented...but in your own case, I'd think that your meditation/spiritual practice plus your temperament (clutter-averse, e.g.) might mitigate any "twitchy-brain syndrome" caused by the modern techie lifestyle...<br /><br />F.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-90447654615552985182009-05-27T17:10:00.794+01:002009-05-27T17:10:00.794+01:00I don't think there's anything wrong with multi-ta...I don't think there's anything wrong with multi-tasking. I just learned you can multi-task in a workout using "power sets" which let one part of your body rest while another works instead of taking that 15-second break between sets. <br /><br />As for ADD, I think some of it may be diet related, but I also think it's been around for years undiagnosed and labeled. We didn't have ADD when I was a kid, but we certainly had kids who couldn't sit still.<br /><br />Ralph Vaughn Williams is one of my favorite composers. The choir I used to sing in did a lot of beautiful things he wrote.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18356998698106275372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-87714126704972974612009-05-27T14:45:15.782+01:002009-05-27T14:45:15.782+01:00boy, ADD in the fingers today: that should read 'k...boy, ADD in the fingers today: that should read 'kaleidoscopic'.mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15912364908606799053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-61809475695216489922009-05-27T14:44:10.523+01:002009-05-27T14:44:10.523+01:00the research is out there, Steve, and confirms you...the research is out there, Steve, and confirms your suspicion. As a matter of fact, if you study the brain wave patterns of children watching various tv shows or playing video games you'll 'see' this phenomenon in action.<br /><br />It's been so well documented that, over here anyway, the assembling of tv shows is purposefully done to 'break up' some messages and 'consolidate' others through varying lengths of shots - the kaledeidoscope effect interferes with long-term memory retention.<br /><br />Uh... where was I? :-)<br /><br />Oh yeah: Once you become aware of it, though, you can use it to your advantage, as Reya points out. <br />But who thinks about awareness - except Buddhists and other weirdos fascinated by brains and how they work? :-)mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15912364908606799053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-39404942443688770002009-05-27T13:49:07.867+01:002009-05-27T13:49:07.867+01:00Everything in our culture at this moment in histor...Everything in our culture at this moment in history inspires ADD. Even just ten years ago, we listened to albums of music by the same band. Now we listen to songs, strung together, yes, but we used to have longer attention spans.<br /><br />We have hundreds of channels on our TVS, we flip from one to the next as fast as possible.<br /><br />We have blogging, but we also have FB (faster, shorter) and Twitter (really attention shattering).<br /><br />But it's all in preparation for a big leap in evolution. You know my theory - so multi-task away, darling!<br /><br />and enjoy Vaughn Williams.<br /><br />xxReya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.com