Net Smart
We also know, more definitively than we ever have, that our brains are not built for multitasking—something that precludes mindfulness altogether.
Maria Konnikova • Mastermind
Nass’s research revealed that constant attention switching online has a lasting negative effect on your brain.
Cal Newport • Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
The multitasking life puts us into a state similar to vigilance, one of continual alert. In that condition, we can follow only the most rudimentary arguments. So multitasking encourages brevity and simplicity, even when more is called for. And the harm that multitasking does is contagious. We’ve seen that someone multitasking on a laptop distracts
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