Stolen Focus (by Johann Hari). Over the course of three years Johann Hari interviews a number of ‘experts’ in various disciplines, in an attempt to understand why and how our attention and focus have been ‘stolen’. His book begins with the trigger for why he
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Extracts and summary of the research: ‘Exploring the Role of Work Identity and Work Locus of Control in Information Security Awareness’. Research Authors: Dr Lee Hadlington, Dr Masa Popovac, Prof. Helge Janicke, Dr Iryna Yevseyeva, Dr Kevin Jones (2019) In her summary of the work,
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In a recent Telegraph article, the claim was made that ‘many are choosing to walk away altogether’ from social media. Breaking away from social platforms being compared directly to the all-consuming nature of a relationship. Individuals, celebrities, sports personalities and even businesses (such as Lush) seem
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There is a lot of speculation about what ‘the Metaverse’ will be. Although we have some idea of what it may look like, there are some variations on the theme based on the vision of the developing tech giant. For Meta, this metaverse future ideal
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Most people get a little frustrated when someone checks their phone in the middle of a conversation. But, most of us do it… on a regular basis. It never used to be socially acceptable to pick something up and start reading it while talking to
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Extracts and summary of the research: ‘Are communications about work outside regular working hours associated with work-to-family conflict, psychological distress and sleep problems?’. Research Authors: Scott Schieman and Marisa C. Young (2013) Key quotes from the research: ‘…work contact is associated with higher levels of work-to-family
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Prior to the introduction of the Blackberry and Smartphone, when we stood in queues, waited for a friend at a cafe or travelled on a train, we’d spend time thinking, contemplating, reading, reflecting, planning…. MRI scans on people given tasks to complete and then given
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Prior to the introduction of the Blackberry at the turn of the century, generally for many, when we left the office, our work for the day was done. We spent limited time thinking about work and focussed on doing things we found enjoyable. The Blackberry dramatically
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Extracts and summary of the research: ‘Technological Tethering, Digital Natives, and Challenges in the Work-Family Interface’. Research Authors: Andrew D. Nevin and Scott Schieman (2020) Key quotes from the research: ‘…mobile technologies have facilitated the extension of traditional working hours, reflective of workers being “technologically tethered”
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Anecdotally, it would seem that we have all, in one way or another, been impacted by the Lockdowns over the 2020/21 period. Professionally our psychology has shifted in how we are able to fulfil our work role. Computer Self-Efficacy One of the many positive unintended
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