Tag Archives: distraction

More Defense of Links

Posted on 2010-08-31 by alan

Scott Rosenberg (who I was led to by Crawford Killian) shares my skepticism re the “studies” cited by Nick Carr. And what is more, he actually took the trouble to read them carefully and point out some of the nonsense … Continue reading →

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Attention Returns to Distraction

Posted on 2008-07-21 by alan

A couple of weeks ago I posted briefly on (one of the many responses to) Nicholas Carr’s article in the current Atlantic Monthly. Now I am reading another article on the topic. Bryan Appleyard in the Sunday Times refers to … Continue reading →

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