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Digital Devices Deprive Brain of Needed Downtime

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-needs-me-a-break dept.

siliconbits writes with an excerpt from NY Times: "Technology makes the tiniest windows of time entertaining, and potentially productive. But scientists point to an unanticipated side effect: when people keep their brains busy with digital input, they are forfeiting downtime that could allow them to better learn and remember information, or come up with new ideas."

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  1. oh rly? by Pojut · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why do you think I run Windows? ::rimshot::

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    Living With a Nerd
  2. Re:Instant distractions by halfaperson · · Score: 5, Funny

    *People ask how can you manage that - I tell them it's a little secret called forethought or planning.

    I usually tell them it's a little secret called "no friends".

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    Jesus had a UNIX beard.
  3. Re:I take several short naps a day by HungryHobo · · Score: 5, Funny

    I once heard a tale of someone who when faced with a boss who demanded updates every 15 minutes on what he was doing wrote a script which strung together meaningless management buzzwords in a vaguely sensible format and emailed them to his boss every 15 minutes.

    a few weeks later he gets an award for being a team player and keeping his boss in the loop.

    It's not like the boss ever reads them after the first day.