Information Overload: Can We Still Be Productive in a World Full of Constant Updates?

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Information Overload: Can We Still Be Productive in a World Full of Constant Updates?

How did this Blackberry wind up under my pillow?

Our connectivity is changing the way our brains function and how our nervous systems cope with being "plugged in" around the clock. Will we adapt or will we burn out?

About Speakers and Moderators Linda Stone, William Powers

Festival: 2011

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Kindle owners tend to be wealthier. Forty-four percent of them make more than $80,000 per year compared to 39 percent of iPad owners and 37 percent of iPhoneowners. They also tend to have more education: 27 percent of Kindle owners have Master’s degrees or doctorates.

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