Comments on: The Multitasking Virus and the End of Learning? Part 2 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/05/26/the-multitasking-virus-and-the-end-of-learning-part-2/ Tim Ferriss's 4-Hour Workweek and Lifestyle Design Blog Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:27:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Cara http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/05/26/the-multitasking-virus-and-the-end-of-learning-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-53530 Cara Thu, 01 Oct 2009 05:18:44 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=359#comment-53530 Thanks for the great post! When I was in school, I would sigh at the bored, impassive faces of the students listening to a lecture. Learning is supposed to be fun, engaging, and fulfilling...not that I am too thrilled about going to school everyday, but there are just days when materials in a text or words in a lecture leaped out at me, leaving a dent in my mind. I would say "wow! this is very interesting! and it actually have something to do with me!" In fact, learning has everything to do with yourself. You are the one learning after all. You will make the choice of whether to make use of that knowledge. I could only nod at your observation of the two boys who played video games. It is true, and many many kids today are becoming addicted to different form of entertainment, whether it be TV, computers, gaming systems, MP3 players, cellphones etc. It annoys me to see teenagers listening to their Ipod or text messaging while their parents are talking to them. They are "disconnected" from their surroundings. I went to a private high school in northern California, in a small city called Ukiah. It is located inside a Buddhist monastery and the majority of the students lives in the dorm. The school, called Developing Virtue Secondary School, is famous for its strict codes. We cannot, at anytime during our stay in the school, have cellphones, mp3s, or computers. We can only use computers at home. We also have limited internet and only accessible on school computers. The internet blocks out facebook, myspace, youtube, and such sites used for socializing. The school wanted us to concentrate on our studies instead of playing games, listen to music, or chat with friends. For the four years I spent there, I realized there are so much more going on around me and so much to do when I'm not in front of my computer. WIth the long abstinence of internet, I can control my usage and overcome the addiction. I felt lucky to have gone to that school. I made me see how dependent most people are on their cellphones, computers, Ipods and gameboys. Without it, they would almost seem lost. We need to connect with each other more, have real conversations, send REAL mails, give hugs and kisses.... Thanks for the great post! When I was in school, I would sigh at the bored, impassive faces of the students listening to a lecture. Learning is supposed to be fun, engaging, and fulfilling…not that I am too thrilled about going to school everyday, but there are just days when materials in a text or words in a lecture leaped out at me, leaving a dent in my mind. I would say “wow! this is very interesting! and it actually have something to do with me!” In fact, learning has everything to do with yourself. You are the one learning after all. You will make the choice of whether to make use of that knowledge.

I could only nod at your observation of the two boys who played video games. It is true, and many many kids today are becoming addicted to different form of entertainment, whether it be TV, computers, gaming systems, MP3 players, cellphones etc. It annoys me to see teenagers listening to their Ipod or text messaging while their parents are talking to them. They are “disconnected” from their surroundings.

I went to a private high school in northern California, in a small city called Ukiah. It is located inside a Buddhist monastery and the majority of the students lives in the dorm. The school, called Developing Virtue Secondary School, is famous for its strict codes. We cannot, at anytime during our stay in the school, have cellphones, mp3s, or computers. We can only use computers at home. We also have limited internet and only accessible on school computers. The internet blocks out facebook, myspace, youtube, and such sites used for socializing. The school wanted us to concentrate on our studies instead of playing games, listen to music, or chat with friends. For the four years I spent there, I realized there are so much more going on around me and so much to do when I’m not in front of my computer. WIth the long abstinence of internet, I can control my usage and overcome the addiction.

I felt lucky to have gone to that school. I made me see how dependent most people are on their cellphones, computers, Ipods and gameboys. Without it, they would almost seem lost. We need to connect with each other more, have real conversations, send REAL mails, give hugs and kisses….

]]> By: Anne Bailey http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/05/26/the-multitasking-virus-and-the-end-of-learning-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-36202 Anne Bailey Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:18:05 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=359#comment-36202 Thanks, Tim, for introducing me to Josh. I like what he says about focus and the fact that we´ve got to love what we´re learning. But what really resonated with me is when he said teachers need to listen first. We´re about to start transforming how kids who´ve been excluded from mainstream schools are taught in the UK and the first principle is that teachers can´t begin to teach until they´ve mastered understanding the kids. We think we´re onto something that can revolutionize learning. I certainly hope so and will let you know our results! Thanks, Tim, for introducing me to Josh. I like what he says about focus and the fact that we´ve got to love what we´re learning. But what really resonated with me is when he said teachers need to listen first. We´re about to start transforming how kids who´ve been excluded from mainstream schools are taught in the UK and the first principle is that teachers can´t begin to teach until they´ve mastered understanding the kids. We think we´re onto something that can revolutionize learning. I certainly hope so and will let you know our results!

]]> By: Is Multi-Tasking Helping or Hurting Your Business’s Bottom Line? | http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/05/26/the-multitasking-virus-and-the-end-of-learning-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-34358 Is Multi-Tasking Helping or Hurting Your Business’s Bottom Line? | Tue, 17 Mar 2009 06:04:47 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=359#comment-34358 [...] scientific study mentioned by Tim Ferris (the “4-Hour-Work-Week-Guy) was once conducted that tested the [...] [...] scientific study mentioned by Tim Ferris (the “4-Hour-Work-Week-Guy) was once conducted that tested the [...]

]]> By: Jennifer Carter http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/05/26/the-multitasking-virus-and-the-end-of-learning-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-28039 Jennifer Carter Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:44:06 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=359#comment-28039 Josh and Tim- thank you for talking about this! I am especially connected to your statement, "If we love what we are doing, odds are we will want to focus on it. So the solution is two pronged—help people discover the love, and arm them with strategies to zone in when they want to." Whether we're helping children to fall in love with learning or empowering women in business, we've got to help people not only find their passion, but hold on to it as well. You can only hold on a passion or love for something when you get a chance to really spend some time on it (with it, around it...), develop your gift and see some fruits from it. That comes from being able to focus! I love this post and look forward to passing to others, including women in business who really need to learn to stop multitasking and start focusing! Thank you. Josh and Tim- thank you for talking about this! I am especially connected to your statement,
“If we love what we are doing, odds are we will want to focus on it. So the solution is two pronged—help people discover the love, and arm them with strategies to zone in when they want to.”
Whether we’re helping children to fall in love with learning or empowering women in business, we’ve got to help people not only find their passion, but hold on to it as well. You can only hold on a passion or love for something when you get a chance to really spend some time on it (with it, around it…), develop your gift and see some fruits from it. That comes from being able to focus! I love this post and look forward to passing to others, including women in business who really need to learn to stop multitasking and start focusing! Thank you.

]]> By: Is Multitasking Helping or Hurting Your Business's Productivity and Bottom Line? | Empowering Women In Business http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/05/26/the-multitasking-virus-and-the-end-of-learning-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-28037 Is Multitasking Helping or Hurting Your Business's Productivity and Bottom Line? | Empowering Women In Business Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:39:13 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=359#comment-28037 [...] this: A scientific study mentioned by Tim Ferris (the “4-Hour-Work-Week-Guy) was once conducted that tested the efficacy of [...] [...] this: A scientific study mentioned by Tim Ferris (the “4-Hour-Work-Week-Guy) was once conducted that tested the efficacy of [...]

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