http://doyouknowclarence.com/wordpress/2008/02/massive-media-consumption/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:35:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://doyouknowclarence.com/wordpress/2008/02/massive-media-consumption/#comment-1319 Wife Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:40:44 +0000 http://doyouknowclarence.com/wordpress/2008/02/massive-media-consumption/#comment-1319 I heard a program on NPR last night that relates to this question... It shows that as we age, our brains are less effective at multi-tasking (among other things). Slower brain functioning, which begins during middle age, means that it is a challenge to switch from task to task. You remember less of what you see/hear/read while multi-tasking as the episodic memory begins to require more time to "set" something in your brain. So, maybe skimming is only for the young brains? I heard a program on NPR last night that relates to this question… It shows that as we age, our brains are less effective at multi-tasking (among other things). Slower brain functioning, which begins during middle age, means that it is a challenge to switch from task to task. You remember less of what you see/hear/read while multi-tasking as the episodic memory begins to require more time to “set” something in your brain. So, maybe skimming is only for the young brains?

]]> http://doyouknowclarence.com/wordpress/2008/02/massive-media-consumption/#comment-1318 Sameer Vasta Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:10:46 +0000 http://doyouknowclarence.com/wordpress/2008/02/massive-media-consumption/#comment-1318 Some great thoughts in Eric Rice's post, thanks for pointing me in that direction. I've noticed that I used to be a voracious media skimmer, but in the past I've begun to rely on curated content so that I can track fewer, but higher quality, stuff on the web. Some great thoughts in Eric Rice’s post, thanks for pointing me in that direction. I’ve noticed that I used to be a voracious media skimmer, but in the past I’ve begun to rely on curated content so that I can track fewer, but higher quality, stuff on the web.

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