tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post5969836836748219623..comments2024-03-26T22:16:26.572-04:00Comments on Terrierman's Daily Dose: Do People Have More ADD Than Dogs?PBurnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05781540805883519064noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-5925889711157498182015-05-17T09:29:29.592-04:002015-05-17T09:29:29.592-04:00I totally agree- observing people is very interest...I totally agree- observing people is very interesting- and I can see with my own 11 year old an uncanny ability to use 3 screens (phone, computer, video game) all the while wearing 2 headphones- one on each ear. My problem is with the $150,000 a year leering scam artists (neuroscientists, psychologists and the like) who make hay with these obvious observations. it is such leaky "science" that any conclusion can be reached and any casual observation can be confirmed- or not- whichever sounds more sciency. Human nature is best observed by novelists and artists as it has been since ever- I've learned more from this blog (about the relationship between man and dog) than I ever could by perusing 1,000 fake studies produced by fake scientists.Jeff T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01520811975339950553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-4530921713473446962015-05-17T08:51:04.669-04:002015-05-17T08:51:04.669-04:00Field test it yourself at your local coffee place ...Field test it yourself at your local coffee place of choice. Randomly pick 5 people and jot down how often they change focus in one minute. It's a pretty interesting way to spend 5 minutes -- you become a little Sherlock Holmes! How often do they tap the screen, change news articles, reach for the coffee, stand up, talk, go to the bathroom, etc.<br /><br />A study by the National Center for Biotechnology Information and the National Library of Medicine found that 79 per cent of respondents in the U.S. engaged in dual-screening — watching portable devices while watching TV. Some 52 per cent check our phones every 30 minutes. I do all of that and much more routinely -- activity unheard of 10 years ago. <br /><br />But watch people at the coffee house. It's an interesting way to spend 5 1-minutes. PBurnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05781540805883519064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-11951546150409174912015-05-17T00:42:58.764-04:002015-05-17T00:42:58.764-04:00Wow! A "study" by a bunch of acronym-pro...Wow! A "study" by a bunch of acronym-producing professional bullshitter neuro"scientists" has determined that we (whoever that is) have shorter attention spans! Did you follow the links to the actual study? My God man- it is a perfect illustration of what you speak of above in your Kennel Club post. We are doomed- our love of "experts" is producing copious bullshit in all aspects of life- we are drowning in it! Any modern soft science, current history, economics and politics has become as untrue and obfuscated as any religion or stupid belief system of old. Jeff T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01520811975339950553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-8472889397459767902015-05-16T17:54:42.636-04:002015-05-16T17:54:42.636-04:00Sad but predictable. Get off Twitter. Drop those d...Sad but predictable. Get off Twitter. Drop those devices.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339914252930042615noreply@blogger.com