Comments on: The Media Ecology of Digital Distraction http://www.shoutingloudly.com/2009/11/04/the-media-ecology-of-digital-distraction/ building a healthy information ecosystem Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:10:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: New ideas for productivity « John Thomson: Thinking out loud http://www.shoutingloudly.com/2009/11/04/the-media-ecology-of-digital-distraction/comment-page-1/#comment-52004 New ideas for productivity « John Thomson: Thinking out loud Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:46:05 +0000 http://www.shoutingloudly.com/?p=961#comment-52004 [...] and even briefly thought of hiring a developer! As one of the “3.5″ readers over at Shouting Loudly, I learned of an application and a technique that might [...] [...] and even briefly thought of hiring a developer! As one of the “3.5″ readers over at Shouting Loudly, I learned of an application and a technique that might [...]

]]> By: John http://www.shoutingloudly.com/2009/11/04/the-media-ecology-of-digital-distraction/comment-page-1/#comment-51832 John Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:45:37 +0000 http://www.shoutingloudly.com/?p=961#comment-51832 This is an issue that I've struggled with as well. It has always seemed to me that multitasking is possibly more of a curse than a blessing. It's strange we need to look for tools to turn this once heralded functionality _off_. Thanks for pointing out Freedom--I've been looking for an app like that for years. This is an issue that I’ve struggled with as well. It has always seemed to me that multitasking is possibly more of a curse than a blessing. It’s strange we need to look for tools to turn this once heralded functionality _off_.

Thanks for pointing out Freedom–I’ve been looking for an app like that for years.

]]> By: Loki http://www.shoutingloudly.com/2009/11/04/the-media-ecology-of-digital-distraction/comment-page-1/#comment-51485 Loki Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:35:27 +0000 http://www.shoutingloudly.com/?p=961#comment-51485 terrific first post. i too wonder about what the internet does to our ability to singularly focus. i rely on SelfControl sometimes, other times I go to a cafe with just pen and blank sheets of paper. another technique designed to help you focus that i recently came across thanks to a friend is the "pomodoro technique" (google it) terrific first post. i too wonder about what the internet does to our ability to singularly focus. i rely on SelfControl sometimes, other times I go to a cafe with just pen and blank sheets of paper.

another technique designed to help you focus that i recently came across thanks to a friend is the “pomodoro technique” (google it)

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