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Laptopless meetings

8 month ago

nelson : Laptopless meetings - LA Times article on distractions in meetings, including a quote from me!

Tags : attention distractions laptops me meetings nelson zaowdny

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Science & Technology at Scientific American.com: Why Do Today What You Can Put Off Until Tomo...

23 month ago

43folders : Science & Technology at Scientific American.com: Why Do Today What You Can Put Off Until Tomorrow -- A 10-year study of procrastination provides insights into--and a formula for--human motivation - "Millions of people hours are spent making [distractions] as succulent as possible" [via:boingboing.net]

Tags : distractions procrastination via:boingboing.net

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Applied Cognition Laboratory (U of Utah)

30 month ago

merlinmann : Applied Cognition Laboratory (U of Utah) - "The long-term objective or our research is to understand the impact of using advanced in-car technologies on driving performance and traffic safety."

Tags : 43folders cars distractions driving phones research safety

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Sometimes It's Better to Just Sit and Stare | Gadgetopia

37 month ago

merlinmann : Sometimes It's Better to Just Sit and Stare | Gadgetopia - "Sometimes it's better to just sit and stare for a minute or two. Make a habit of it. It helps."

Tags : 43folders distractions productivity staring

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pink/white noise generating OSX app

38 month ago

Matthew M. Boedicker : pink/white noise generating OSX app

merlinmann : Blackhole Media - Noise - Damn, I can't believe how well this works at knocking out noise. Great recommendation, gang.

Tags : 43folders applications distractions lifehacks mac noise osx pinknoise

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