I call the effect smartphones are having on us "Information Obesity" [1].
Just like when food was scarce and people ate as much as they could, and now that food is abundant many people can't limit themselves to sensible amounts, a similar thing happened with information.
When information was scarce, we consumed as much as we could, and now that it is abundant many people can't limit themselves to sensible amounts, and keep checking their email, twitter, reddit, HN, etc, on their smartphones.
Just as we learned to teach people who to deal with food abundance (and not successfully yet, unfortunately) we should one day start to teach people who to deal with information abundance
Just like when food was scarce and people ate as much as they could, and now that food is abundant many people can't limit themselves to sensible amounts, a similar thing happened with information.
When information was scarce, we consumed as much as we could, and now that it is abundant many people can't limit themselves to sensible amounts, and keep checking their email, twitter, reddit, HN, etc, on their smartphones.
Just as we learned to teach people who to deal with food abundance (and not successfully yet, unfortunately) we should one day start to teach people who to deal with information abundance
[1] http://andrewoneverything.com/post/43839194291/information-o...