Memory loss is a concern for many – especially as we age – and is all too real if we have elderly relatives who show signs of dementia. But, what if technology plays a greater role in the onset of memory loss in younger adults than
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There is a common misconception, based on research done on split-brain patients in the 1960s, that creativity and analytical thinking activities are either right- or left-hemisphere brain functioning. We often talk about people being either creative or analytical, implying a dominance of either the right
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Stolen Focus (Johann Hari) Johann Hari’s book is a summary of three years of research and interviewing specialists in a number of academic areas. The mission of his book is to investigate how technology is changing our ability to focus and pay attention. Over the
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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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Our individualistic personalities and characters means we have our very own best-practice in being productive and creative. In his short article titled ‘no, you don’t have to meet in person‘, Adam Grant showcases that even though Zoom session can limit group creativity and divergent thinking,
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Automating day-to-day behaviour By creating subconscious habits (i.e. automated behaviour), we are able to conserve cognitive energy which allows us to focus on more important, strategic tasks. Because every time we change our routines and habits, we must rethink basic processes. This is what happened
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Why is regular engagement with technology important to consider when it comes to mental and physical wellbeing? From a physical and cognitive perspective, a term that has fairly recently found its way into the public domain is ‘neuro-plasticity’. When it comes to human-computer psychology, this
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An article by Johann Hari in The Guardian is a review of the research he has done while interviewing a number of experts in the field of attention. Within the article he states that ‘there is strong evidence that stress and exhaustion ruin your attention’
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Extracts and summary of the research: ‘Making Time off Predictable and Required’. Research Authors: Leslie A. Perlow and Jessica L. Porter (October 2009) Key quotes: “Responsiveness breeds the need for more responsiveness” “When people are always “on,” responsiveness becomes ingrained in the way they work,
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Indistractable & Hooked (Nir Eyal) In his latest book, Nir walks through how technology is making us more and more distractable and has numerous suggestions on how we can claw back time in every area of our lives. Nir is also the author of
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