A couple blogs I heartily recommend for their lucidity, and calm, inspired guidance.
Study Hacks:
"Study Hacks explores strategies for building a life that is both remarkably accomplished and remarkably enjoyable. Its primary audience is students, but at least half the content is non-student specific, and the site enjoys readers of all ages."
Zen Habits:
smile, breathe & go slowly
Study Hacks guest blogged on Zen Habits recently in a wonderful convergence of ideas about life & learning.
Study Hacks also recently tackled the issue of computers in learning:
Is Allowing Your Child to Study While on Facebook Morally Irresponsible?
I'm just going to paste in the actual link because that title is actually a bit more punchy LOL -
http://calnewport.com/blog/2010/06/10/is-allowing-your-child-to-study-while-on-facebook-morally-equivalent-to-drinking-while-pregnant/
you’re less productive when you’re constantly switching your attention; that is, the claimed benefits of multitasking are false. Researchers at the CHIMe lab, however, have found that the impact of electronic multitasking goes beyond the momentary sense of distraction, it can also create permanent changes in the brain.
The current crop of undergraduates, who went through high school in an era of Facebook and smart phones, is suffering from serious concentration issues. ..... simply incapable of giving the task at hand more than a few minutes of concentration before seeking what the Times article aptly described as the “dopamine squirt” that comes from discovering a novel stimulus.
And the issue for us parents is that we need to make a choice about what our kids do with their time & it is our responsibility to be aware how their online habits may be permanently changing their brains.
Those interested in this subject may want to check out the PBS Frontline documentary Digital Nation. We watched it en famille when it came out earlier this year. Roo & I both found it kind of shallow & we noticed lots of soundbites and quick camera changes - all to keep the distracted viewer's attention, we guess, which is pretty ironic given the subject. BUT, it is a good overview of the topic.
Also, check out Office Zen - focusing on one task at a time where you can download a free podcast which covers:
Why focusing on one task at a time is better than multitasking.
How to clear away distractions and set up the perfect productive environment.
How to practice staying focused and develop awareness.
How to get rid of clutter and create a “desk sanctuary”.
Other tips that have been proven to work.
1 comment:
A bit late to this but I, too, read the Study Hacks entry on Zen Habits which I read all the time. Am enjoying your blog :).
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