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Summarizing “Hamlet’s BlackBerry: Building a Good Life in the Digital Age” (part 11)

To refresh your memory, here’s my “sum the sum” from part 10 of my summary of Hamlet’s Blackberry: Older technologies often survive the introduction of newer ones. Parents still read to their children, preserving the oral tradition. Therapists and trial lawyers engage in reflective question and answer sessions, preserving the Socratic tradition. Adults and children still […]

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Summarizing “Hamlet’s BlackBerry: Building a Good Life in the Digital Age” (part 5)

To refresh your memory, here’s my “sum the sum” from part 4 of my summary of Hamlet’s Blackberry: Here’s a powerful Powers “bottom line”: Digital consciousness can’t tolerate three minutes of pure focus. Being able to appropriately focus attention for extended periods of time is one of the Executive Function Skills. Executive Functioning tends to […]

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