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Nir Eyal on how to beat tech addiction: 'We need a new skill set' | Technology | The Gu... - 0 views
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we need to stop using the word “addicted” when it comes to technology – because most of us aren’t addicted at all; we’re just guilty of overuse
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It’s amazing, he adds, that people don’t see that the alarm around tech is just a repeat of a very old storyline. “In the 1950s, fearmongers were saying the exact same thing about comic books, literally verbatim: it’s reducing kids’ attention spans; it’s causing them to commit suicide; it’s leading to mental health issues.” Distraction, he stresses, is an age-old problem that is far bigger than technology
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If we want to avoid distraction, we can’t just throw our phones away or go on a digital detox; we need to deal with the psychological reasons we’re looking for distraction in the first place
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Kids Not Hurt By Screentime - Scientific American - 0 views
GENER(aliz)ATIONS - Alfie Kohn - 0 views
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It’s an idea that rational people should view with a generous measure of skepticism if only because each of these labels refers to something on the order of 80 million people.
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variations (in beliefs and behaviors) within each generational cluster are typically far greater than those between them.
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If you look at what their underlying needs and aspirations are, there’s no difference at all between this new generation of workers and my generation and my father’s generation
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'Screen Time' Is Over - 0 views
Computational Thinking Is Critical Thinking. And It Works in Any Subject. | EdSurge News - 0 views
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a way to help computer scientists think more logically about data analysis
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at its core, computational thinking is simply a way to process information using higher-order or critical thinking
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the framework is the same: look at the provided information, narrow it down to the most valuable data, find patterns and identify themes. And it works just as well for comparing maps, blocks of code or two works of literature
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Is Gaming Disorder a Thing? - YouTube - 0 views
Social media effect 'tiny' in teenagers - 0 views
Screens aren't the enemy in new WHO health guidelines for kids - it's too much sitting ... - 0 views
Screen time has little effect on teenagers' wellbeing, says study | Children - 0 views
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