Week three

This week we learned about the information age. We were shown scientific proof that multi-tasking is not a productive way to get anything done. It makes you do all the tasks poorly. Everyone tries multi-tasking these days and they think they are doing so well and getting so much accomplished but that is not the case. Our brains can lie to us. Our egos are also to blame. Speaking of our brains, science has also discovered that the use of social media releases dopamine. No wonder so many people are so addicted to it. The TED talk by Abha Dawesar was very interesting. She spoke of time warping technology and I have to say that I agree with what she had to say. One thing she said was “The gap between what we can perceive and what we can measure is only going to widen.” I think that everyone needs to take breaks from social media. The more we can interact with the real people around us instead of through screens, the better. I’ve heard of people that go out to dinner and encourage everyone to put their phones face-down in the center of the table. If anyone looks at their phone during dinner, that person has to pay for everyone. I think that is a great idea because I see people all the time that are out with each other and never look up from their phones. The only way to fight back from the effect that social media is having on our brains is to avoid social media when possible. I am to blame with this as well. I am trying to make more of an effort to unplug from it after learning about the negative affects from the TED talks and other videos we watched this week. My husband and I also make our thirteen-year-old take time away from it daily. Every parent needs to police screen time with their kids.