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Hooked On Gadgets, and Paying a Mental Price

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the can't-talk-now-texting dept.

Zecheus writes "In the New York Times: 'Scientists say juggling e-mail, phone calls, and other incoming information can change how people think and behave. They say our ability to focus is being undermined by bursts of information.'"

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  1. undermined by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    undermined by fp

  2. Re:step #1, ignore the phone when it rings by drummerboybac · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I bet you are a RIOT at parties :-D