Digital stress and information overload…graphically represented to stop your brain from hurting too much! [Reference Source]
While conventional wisdom teaches us that multitasking makes us more efficient, research suggests that we’re incapable of efficiently managing more than two tasks at a time.
- Our daily consumption of media has more than doubled in the last 50 years from 5 hours to 12 hours.
- The average computer user checks 40 websites a day, switching between programs 36 times an hour.
- 61% of adults admit to being addicted to the internet.
- Excessive internet use may lead to the atrophy of grey matter and impact memory, goal-setting, and decision making.
Don’t forget to check out the LITFL guide to dealing with information overload, last updated April 2012.
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http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7jT0JT3N47g
This is a skit called technology loop from the sitcom Portlandia
Initially, technology made us more efficient. Now it seems to help us become more compulsive and wasteful of our time. Interesting article, especially the impact of all this information on our brain function.