Distracted

Although I cancelled cable a few weeks ago, the cancellation didn't take effect until earlier this week. One source of distraction gone... lots more remaining.

One of the challenges that Piper notes is that in this day and age our distractions are more readily available than in centuries past. Think of what the cell phone / MP3 players / computers make possible. (I probably spent as much time as a cable subscriber watching TV on my computer as I did on my TV - the joys of networks putting their shows online for on-demand access - so I'm not quite sure how much of an effect this change will have on me).

Currently reading: Distracted: The Erosion of Attention and the Coming Dark Age