There is a commercial on TV for our cable provider that irritates me to no end. It starts with a toddler watching a favorite character on a television show, then the toddler moves into the car and watches the same character on a screen in the car, then the toddler goes into the mall to meet this [...]
Tags: digital age, handheld, mental stimulation, play, social interaction, television, TV, unplug, video games
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Social interaction increases productivity, even among “cubicle monkeys”, a recent study reports. Social isolation, on the other hand, is counterproductive. The study was reviewed by Nature News.
The researchers attached badges to 23 employees which monitored their movements, who they talk to, etc. for 1,900 hours. Social interaction was defined as direct face-to-face contact rather than [...]
Tags: productivity, social interaction, surveillance, workplace
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