Headspace is a course of guided mindfulness meditations delivered via an app:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- https:\/\/www.headspace.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Here is a link to the Invisible Gorilla selective awareness test from Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vJG698U2Mvo<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
The website of Dr. Larry Rosen has many interesting articles, blog posts, and videos of speeches on the topic of attention, distraction, and the role of technology:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- http:\/\/drlarryrosen.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
RescueTime automatically keeps track as you work on your computer and has time management software that provides a personal daily Focus Work goal:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Chapter 7 – Further Reading<\/h2>\n\n
\nThis \u2018digital detox\u2019 workbook provides a hands-on guide for de-stressing, cultivating mindfulness, improving mood and health, and finding balance in your daily life:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Bowles, M. & Williams Rikard, E. (2019). Life Unplugged: A Digital Detox Workbook. New York:\u00a0 Rock Point.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
This book examines the effects the Internet is having on our brains, including how smartphones and social media are influencing our thoughts and emotions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Carr, N. (2010).\u00a0The shallows: How the internet is changing the way we think, read and remember<\/em>. Atlantic Books Ltd.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
This book puts forth the argument that our brains aren\u2019t naturally good at media multitasking and examines how we can learn to live with technology in a balanced way. It includes dual points of view from a psychologist and a neuroscientist and provides scientific foundations and real-world examples of people addressing their own distracted minds:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Gazzaley, A., and Rosen, L. D. (2016).\u00a0The distracted mind: Ancient brains in a high-tech world<\/em>. Mit Press.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
This paper by Wood and Mu\u00f1oz examines the effect of a \u2018digital detox\u2019 on student learning:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Wood, N. T., & Mu\u00f1oz, C. (2021). Unplugged: Digital detox enhances student learning.\u00a0Marketing Education Review<\/em>,\u00a031<\/em>(1), 14-25. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/10528008.2020.1836973<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li>
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Chapter 7 – Audio and Video links<\/h2>\n\n
\nCheck out the Invisible Gorilla selective awareness test from Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Wood, N. T., & Mu\u00f1oz, C. (2021). Unplugged: Digital detox enhances student learning.\u00a0Marketing Education Review<\/em>,\u00a031<\/em>(1), 14-25. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/10528008.2020.1836973<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li>
- Gazzaley, A., and Rosen, L. D. (2016).\u00a0The distracted mind: Ancient brains in a high-tech world<\/em>. Mit Press.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Carr, N. (2010).\u00a0The shallows: How the internet is changing the way we think, read and remember<\/em>. Atlantic Books Ltd.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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- https:\/\/www.rescuetime.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li>
- http:\/\/drlarryrosen.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vJG698U2Mvo<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n