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Digital detox at work: Can we build a healthy relationship with tech?

TalentLMS

Constantly checking her phone, multitasking, and even interrupting her flow every time she heard a notification buzz. In the workplace , businesses can operate seamlessly, no matter where their employees are located. All that mattered was relaxing by the beach and enjoying her vacation. But can Shelly—and all of us—deny tech?

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Your leaders’ brains were not made for this moment

CLO Magazine

Around 1900, organizational and technological innovations in electricity ushered in a new industrial revolution, as electricity allowed factories and businesses to stay open through the night and facilitated more rapid communication via the electric telegraph. Amid this rapid revolution, no one taught us how to develop boundaries.

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Knowledge and Learning In The News - 3/26/2006

Big Dog, Little Dog

A recent article in Business Week describes the importance of getting your new technology product approximately right fast, and fine tuning it once it's out in the market. Although multitasking kids may be better prepared in some ways for today's frenzied workplace, many cognitive scientists are positively alarmed by the trend.

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Can You e-Learn at Your Desk?

Breakthrough eLearning

The "pro" side arguments tended to be centred around the following points: We all multitask all day, every day, why couldn't eLearning fit into this mix? email, phone, instant messages, pagers, bosses, co-workers, etc.) email, phone, instant messages, pagers, bosses, co-workers, etc.)

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Four Ways Technology Is Changing How People Learn [Infographic]

SHIFT eLearning

It is changing the way we communicate, the way we do business, how we learn and teach, and even it’s changing the way our brains work. The reality is that a plethora of tools facilitate or even encourage cooperation—from social network to instant messaging applications. The Phenomenon of Multitasking.

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