Bored and Brilliant : How Spacing Out Can Unlock Your Most Productive and Creative Self (CD-Audio)

from traumleben

If you're like me and you fret about the impact of enslaving ourselves to our phones, social networks, and games -- especially the influence on our kids -- this book is for you! We can't begin to know the long term effects of our gadgets, but we can see the shorter term impacts of shorter attenti...

from debs4jc

The main premise is that we fill our lives with too much distraction and do not realize how powerful allowing moments of boredom can be. Disconnecting, eliminating digital time suckers, and allowing for unfilled moments of time can jump start the creative juices. I appreciated the message and I t...

from angiestahl

The premise of this book is that while technology adds lifechanging value to our lives, our reliance and constant attention to our phones comes at a cost. The author lays the groundwork for us to better diagnose how much time we actually spend in mindless phone distractions and diversions and tha...

from mariannedawnl

While some of the ideas are interesting, the title lacks a clear plot and is repetitive. After a couple of chapters I felt like I pretty much got the message of the author.

from bell7

Manoush Zomorodi is the woman behind the "Note to Self" podcast, and even though she talks tech she is concerned by how much we are on our phones and how distracting it can be for our brains. Does anyone just sit around bored, thinking and planning creatively anymore? She and her listeners partic...