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Attention Management: Time Management with a Twist

KnowledgeCity

Sticky notes started appearing on computers, calendars were full of scheduled meetings, and multitasking became the buzzword. Then, the digital information age took over. Today’s workplace has become a hotbed of information overload and constant digital and human distractions. Attention Management Tools.

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Attention Management: Time Management with a Twist

KnowledgeCity

Sticky notes started appearing on computers, calendars were full of scheduled meetings, and multitasking became the buzzword. Then the digital information age took over. Today’s workplace has become a hotbed of information overload and constant digital and human distractions. What is that?

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Social Networking, Performance Problems, Multitasking, & Research

Big Dog, Little Dog

Study: Social networks may subvert 'digital divide' - c/net. The Myth of Multitasking - The New Atlantis. When people do their work only in the "interstices of their mind-wandering," with crumbs of attention rationed out among many competing tasks, their culture may gain in information, but it will surely weaken in wisdom.

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7 principles of 21st-century learning and elearning

KnowledgeOne

In short, it is essential to take into account the particular context of the online environment where the learner is alone in front of his or her screen and to exploit the possibilities of digital technology so that he or she feels challenged, supported and motivated throughout the training. in order to take advantage of the digital tools.

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How to Help Managers Avoid Burnout and Stay Productive

Everwise

It’s easy to get lost in the sea of digital availability, but being available 24 hours a day is a recipe for disaster and guarantees burnout. Multitasking and overwork lead to anxiety, depression, and other difficulties.” Take things one step at a time. Same goes for trying to do everything, all the time, always. Find meaning at work.

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning - Untitled Article

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

Portrait of a Multitasking Mind - Scientific American , December 14, 2009. Why We Don’t Care About Information Overload - HarvardBusiness.org , December 8, 2009. How Mobile Cell Phones Change Everything When We Do – Ewan McIntosh | Digital Media & Education - edublogs , December 15, 2009.

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What is Mobile Learning and Why Is It Important in Employee Training?

Acorn Labs

Think about it: not only are you trying to avoid information overload or long, dry content that might push learners to check out, but your real estate for content is small to begin with. Where our attention spans have decreased, our ability to multitask has peaked. Why microlearning is important.