Kitty's review
Distracted: The Erosion of Attention and the Coming Dark Age by Maggie Jackson
This was an interesting book, but I think it suffers itself somewhat from the disease of distraction. There are many footnotes on each page which pull you away from the text. Because of that it was difficult sometimes to remember what idea the author was trying to explain.
It's a bit of a self-help book too and there's a chapter at the end (not sure if it's the last one but probably) that talks about ways people extend their ability to concentrate and attend to things. She mentioned a then current study of Buddhists and what meditation does for their attention span. She also talked about an artist who spends many hours on a single drawing. I've been doing a few "meditation drawings" as I like to draw but don't have the patience for straight meditation. I thought maybe drawing for an hour or so could be my own form of meditation. We'll see.
I'm glad I read this in spite of my reservations mentioned above. It was interesting and I enjoyed it mostly.
It's a bit of a self-help book too and there's a chapter at the end (not sure if it's the last one but probably) that talks about ways people extend their ability to concentrate and attend to things. She mentioned a then current study of Buddhists and what meditation does for their attention span. She also talked about an artist who spends many hours on a single drawing. I've been doing a few "meditation drawings" as I like to draw but don't have the patience for straight meditation. I thought maybe drawing for an hour or so could be my own form of meditation. We'll see.
I'm glad I read this in spite of my reservations mentioned above. It was interesting and I enjoyed it mostly.
