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POPSGreen spaces help ADHD Study suggests walks in green spaces may increase attention abilities while walks in urban areas may not. See ya later, I'm going to the park.
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POPSThe $600 Million Bridge to Somewhere (Wasilla), Palin Supports The "bridge to nowhere" got lots of attention, while this one is getting a pass. Now is this 'ear-marked' and 'pork-barrel spending' too, or not? It is Palin's home town, so likely that is why she supports it. Amazing what is justified when self-interest takes hold, isn't it? Wasilla is not "nowhere", for it boasts 7,000 residents.
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POPSShort attention span or too busy By singling out young voters are they saying older voters can handle the onslaught of information better? It seems that youth want all of the important issues summarized on a one-page-resume-type format. The report doesn’t ‘summarize’ whether or not ‘millennials’ are too busy to pay attention to details or just suffer from short attention span. Perhaps a little of both? The inherent danger of allowing the media to NOT present detail is the ease in which doing so introduces manipulation. By allowing someone else to summarize offers the opportunity to leave out a fact here or there that could change the overall color of the topic . On the positive side, this puts pressure on the media to be more articulate and precise in their reporting.
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POPSBeyond IQ Turns out there's always more hope than in the initial advice of scientists.
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POPSSesame Street Vs. Blues Clues: Principles I first became aware of this comparison reading The Tipping Point and thought to watch some of the progress in my 2 year old with some of these shows. I really haven't noticed anything yet other than her attention does, in fact, seem to held better by Blues Clues. However, my attention is held better by Sesame Street.
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POPSYou Know What's Stupid? Everything I Don't Understand
Will you look at all this stuff I have neither the intellect nor the maturity level to process? What a load of crap. It's in my face every day, doing lots of things I don't have an immediate desire to do and saying things I can't identify with at this stage in my life. How lame is that? I mean, what kind of pathetic loser would actually enjoy something that's so incredibly not among my personal preferences? Not me, that's for sure. Maybe my standards are too high, but if you like any of the hundreds upon hundreds of things that are too multifaceted for my attention span, you should have your head examined, weirdo. And don't even get me started on complex and sophisticated notions I can't possibly wrap my head around. That stuff makes me want to puke. Just knowing there are people out there who like—actually like—interacting with concepts that overwhelm my feeble consciousness makes me embarrassed to be an American. I don't like it in our homes, I don't like it in our schools, I d
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POPSNotes on a (bunch of) Scandals This seems to represent one of the most perplexing American of phenomena. Our tolerance of serial idiots. Why is it that we invite them back? Why is it so hard to ruin your reputation? I don't believe the author is write, regurgitating the hackneyed "short attention span" argument. Something way more complicated is going on than that. Perhaps we let them come back because we secretly want more. More of the easy, mindless answers they give us. More of the distracting scandal that makes us feel better about ourselves. The author ignores the 700 lbs. Gorilla in the "train wreck" room: George W. Bush. After all his failures and deceptions, why do people still trust him? Do we really run from the truth? Or is it that watching their failures verifies our own righteousness? Nader said it best: he would rather see Bush president than Gore, because Bush would prove him right.
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POPS100 billion Internet videos 100 billion videos were watched this year on the Internet. That's mucho input into the collective brain. When I am watching one of those computer shorts, I can't help but think of all the others around the world who may be observing it along with me. A feeling of comradeship I never did get while gazing the boob-tube. I guess it's because when I'm viewing these clips I think of the people who uploaded them. Yesterday, I came across a comedian named Bill Hicks, a very funny young man who died in 1994. One particular video was an interview Bill did in England explaining his type of humor. The person who put this vid on youtube explained he had come across the rare footage while searching for something else. A happening I've experienced on more than one occasion. Camaraderie with a stranger. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMyti0nxBqQ
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POPSPets Lots of pictures of cats and dogs. Brought to you from short attention span theater....
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POPSCan't Wait To Yap I want to get my hands on Yap, "an automated platform that instantly converts anything you say on your cell into text." I happen to be one of those of dangerous drivers that occasionally texts while in traffic or at a stop light. I can't wait to have a way to speak into my phone to send texts and search the web. What I wouldn't give to have this on my 3,000 mile drive back to San Diego. Here's some more info from site. So cool!
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POPSHow Super! This year, I am presenting a challenge to the various companies that pay megabucks for their 30 seconds of notoriety which by the next year, month, or even day will be all but forgotten by even those who did not leave the room to fetch another Millers from the fridge. Give the money to a more worthy cause! I don't care which one, take your pick, homelessness, cancer research, aids research, toys for tots, food banks, any of these would be a better cause than trying to gain the 30 second attention span of your average inebriated superbowl viewer. Make a PR blitz of it if you must, release the philanthropic act to all news and press related sources you wish, and you probably will gain more attention, and loyal customers than that 30 second blip on that one day of the year! This is my challenge to you, Pepsi, Coke, McDonalds, Ing, Chevy, Ford, and all of the others, you too, Nike, just do it!
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POPSOverweight Mother --> ADHD Kids? This could explain why my sister is ADHD and I'm not. I partially wonder if overweight mothers have personality characteristics that most healthy-weight mothers do not. The "nurture" theorist in me thinks there may be alternate causes for the ADHD.
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POPS The Nose 'Knows' and More Memory Exercises Have a boss who likes to give pop quizzes after he talks for two hours? Keep your mind focused during meetings by meditating beforehand. Studies show it's a great way to boost your attention span -- and "attention is the main door to memory," says Sonia Lupien, Ph.D., director of the Center for Studies on Human Stress at the Douglas Institute in Montreal, Canada. Never meditated before? Sit or lie on the floor in a quiet room in a comfortable position, rest both hands on your stomach, and breathe deeply, focusing on the silence. Try to meditate for at least 10 minutes daily.
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POPSGonzo Gone From the article: "If Americans didn't have the attention span of a newt, if the media cared as much about the health of democracy as the health of the bottom line, if Democrats had the courage of their convictions, the last chapter of the Alberto Gonzales story will not have been written the day he resigned. If, if, if... I know: If Gonzales had had integrity, he wouldn't have been an invertebrate."
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POPSDeath of the Short Story, Buzz Balls & Hype, Jun 2007 Henkin makes a great point: short stories are perfect for the short attention span. So why aren't they selling? I often try a new author by reading her short stories. I know that an author's short stories may be very different from a novel, as the different lengths require such different approaches. But often reading the short stories is an easy intro to someone's style.
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