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We don't have to hold our breath while our email loads (he means it literally apparently this is a very common response!) or answer every message immediately (with smartphones that alert us instantly, we equate the interruption with urgency - it's not usually the case) or answer the siren song of social media when we should be working. He called the idea 'contemplative computing,' meaning that we, as the humans, are the masters of our gadgets and not the other way around. 165)But rather than abandoning it altogether, the author advocates using technology as a tool and not a time-waster. As stimulating as that can be, it's too much to keep track of if I ever want to have my own thoughts.' (p. At best, staying on top of my Twitter and Facebook feeds is like trying to stay involved in a dozen fascinating conversations at a party. when you give up trying to follow all your friends all the time, you need to accept that you're just going to miss some fascinating things. And seriously - what would I do without Goodreads?I could really identify with how the author put it: 'Social media is like the stream you can't step in twice.

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I think that's okay to some extent (I mean, I don't watch TV or movies, so that frees up a lot of my time, right?), but sometimes I feel almost compelled to 'check in' and 'keep up' with those sites, even though rationally I know that I'm usually only missing a bunch of garbage.But while I want to conquer that compulsion, I don't want to have to give up the Internet altogether! I think technology can be so useful: I can keep in touch with extended family, and it's a great source of information and ideas and inspiration. When I have a minute to myself, I'll hop online and peruse blogs or Pinterest or Facebook.

Review 2: Confession: I routinely use the Internet to unwind. This final chapter saves the book and is insightful without the need to read the rest of the. The book covers topics such as memory, multi-tasking versus switch-tasking, meditation, goals, and relaxation, all of which build to an excellent final chapter that outlines eight steps for contemplative computing. The idea that we need to control our use of technology is vital since there are fewer and fewer situations that prevent our use of it. Unfortunately the author doesn't extrapolate far enough into the future to focus on ubiquitous communication technology that makes even a place like an airplane just another location one could be contacted. Review 1: A good collection of thoughts about how we should be actively contemplating how we interact with technology on an ongoing basis.

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