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\t\t\t\tBy William Seidman<\/strong>\n\nReporter Matt Richtel won a 2010\u00a0Pulitzer Prize <\/a>for\u00a0his series, \u201cDriven to Distraction,\u201d on cell phone use and distracted driving. He has also been interviewed<\/a> by Terry Gross.\n\nHis message is that the\u00a0impact of electronic devices — specifically the many screens we watch, read, or study with varying degrees of concentration during the course of a day — \u00a0on neural function is huge. \u00a0Richtel finds that more is not necessarily better and that, often, more is too much.\n\nHe discusses the importance of time — to think and to assimilate information — <\/strong>to humans who are trying to learn something new.\n\nRichtel reports on the finding that media, whether it seems to require a lot or a little of our attention, actually disrupts many people\u2019s ability to assimilate new information. In addition, it can interrupt and frustrate creativity.\n\nWe like to give people several learning exercises, spread over time.\n\nThe simple act of checking off exercises when one has completed them can be helpful, and actually stimulates a small release of dopamine. Trying to go faster, to do more — is often counterproductive within organizations as well as in the rest of life.\u00a0\u00a0We find, and Richtel has reported, that deep learning, true attentiveness, and retention\u00a0of the new\u00a0material\u00a0is often sacrificed to the\u00a0demands of the devices and the barrage of information\u00a0that\u00a0they provide.]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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