Edutopia – Laura Lee
“Research shows the effects of constantly staring at a screen. “A decade ago, we shifted our attention at work about every three minutes,” Zomorodi says. “Now we shift our attention every 45 seconds—and we do it all day long.” The cost of this change is bigger than the time lost shifting from activity to activity; neuroscientist Daniel Levitin says that the brain spins its wheels and uses more nutrients when attempting to multitask. ” (more)