Request a free phone consult
(424) 226-2872
Productivity & Time Management Training, Speaking, Consulting
Featured In
Research & Resources
Here’s a start. Check back often as this page will be continually updated.
Websites:
Distraction.gov: The Official U.S. Government Website for Distracted Driving
Books:
Rapt: Attention and the Focused Life, by Winifred Gallagher
Distracted: The Erosion of Attention and the Coming Dark Age, by Maggie Jackson
Digital Convergence: How the Merging of Computers, Communications and Multimedia is Transforming Our Lives, by Andy Covell
The Invisible Gorilla, and Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us, by Christopher Chabris and Daniel Simons
The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working: The Four Forgotten Needs That Energize Great Performance, by Tony Schwartz
Articles:
Warning: Your Attention is Under Siege, by Tony Schwartz, Harvard Business Review, November 15th, 2010
When the Mind Wanders, Happiness Also Strays, by John Tierney, NY Times, November 15th, 2010
Achieving a Healthful Digital Diet, by Matt Richtel, NYTimes, November 21st, 2010
Dopamine Makes You Addicted to Seeking Information, by Susan Weinschenk, Ph.D., on the “What Makes Them Click” Blog
Multitasking is Not Really Good for Anyone, by Beth J. Harpaz, Associated Press, October 29, 2010
Outdoors and Out of Reach: Studying the Brain, by Matt Richtel, NY Times, August 15th, 2010
Meditation Helps Increase Attention Span, July 16th, 2010, ScienceDaily
Interview with Sherry Turkle, author of “Alone Together: Why We Expect More From Technology and Less From Each Other, ” Frontline by PBS
Is Technology Producing A Decline In Critical Thinking And Analysis?, ScienceDaily, January 29th, 2009
Your Brain on Computers: Attached to Technology & Paying a Price, by Matt Richtel, NY Times, June 6th, 2010
So Much Media, So Little Attention Span, USA Today, March 30, 2005
Are Kids Too Wired for Their Own Good? Time Magazine, March 19, 2006
Multi-Tasking Adversely Affects Brain’s Learning, UCLA Psychologists Report, ScienceDaily, July 26, 2006
The Lure of Data – Is it Addictive? by Matt Richtel, NYTimes, July 6th, 2003
Multitasking Splits the Brain, Science Magazine, April 15, 2010
Your Brain on Computers: Digital Devices Deprive Brain of Needed Downtime, by Matt Richtel, NYTimes, August 24th, 2010
Big Bang! Digital convergence is finally happening — and that means new opportunities for upstarts and challenges for tech icons, BusinessWeek, June 21, 2004
Why Can’t You Pay Attention Anymore? CNET, March 28, 2005
Driven to Distraction Series, by Matt Richtel, NYTimes, 2009
Attention Loss Feared Amid High-Tech Brain Rewiring, Richmond Times-Dispatch, December 12, 2009
The Myth of Multitasking, BellaOnline
Whirling Dervish Drivers, Op-Ed by Maureen Dowd, July 21, 2009, NYTimes
Study Suggests Meditation Can Help Train Attention, May 8, 2007, NYTimes
Research Studies:
Is Multitasking More Efficient? American Psychology Association, August 5, 2001
Is Technology Producing a Decline in Critical Thinking and Analysis? ScienceDaily, January 29, 2009
Listening to Distraction: A Developmental Study of Selective Attention, from Stanford University on ScienceDirect
Divided Representation of Concurrent Goals in the Human Frontal Lobes, Science Magazine, April 16th, 2010
Don’t Spread Yourself Too Thin: The Impact of Task Juggling on Workers’ Speed of Job Completion, the National Bureau of Economic Research, October, 2010
Mental Training Affects Distribution of Limited Brain Resources, Public Library of Science
Multimedia
Digital Nation: Distracted by Everything (Frontline on PBS)
NPR Fresh Air, Digital Overload: Your Brain on Gadgets
Crackberry’d: The Truth About Information Overload
Amishi Jha: Building Attention (Below)
Researchers & Thinkers:
William James, 20th Century psychologist, philosopher & medical doctor