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Monday, June 07, 2010

Technology’s Toll - Impatience and Forgetfulness - NYTimes.com

Technology’s Toll - Impatience and Forgetfulness - NYTimes.com

By TARA PARKER-POPE

Are your Facebook friends more interesting than those you have in real life?Has high-speed Internet made you impatient with slow-speed children?   Do you sometimes think about reaching for the fast-forward button, only to realize that life does not come with a remote control?   If you answered yes to any of those questions, exposure to technology may be slowly reshaping your personality. Some experts believe excessive use of the Internet, cellphones and other technologies can cause us to become more impatient, impulsive, forgetful and even more narcissistic.  More...
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Maybe the internet and my constant computer use is causing my memory to deteriorate. I thought it was my advancing age.
John H. Armwood

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