Brain Stamina

Hyper attention or deep attention? Which one would you say you are? For myself, I would have to say Hyper Attention. I constantly need to be stimulated, I can’t sit in a classroom and just focus on one things the whole time. I need different things thrown my way to get my brain going. I don’t think  I have ever been able to put myself in the deep attention category, I just don’t learn that way. I feel many of us lack the deep attention, so many of us are used to doing so many different things because we are always one our phones and computers doing multiple things while on them. Our mind gets so used to it that when we need to switch to deep attention it is nearly impossible.
Trying to bring out the deep attention in my brain was pretty hard up until I started doing make up, I need to have that focus on just one thing so that I can get the job done perfectly. I think we should start off there, applying it to what we love and expanding from there until we can control both types of attention.
For those who have always been the deep attention type, I think they should try doing more activities and play brain games to get it going and used to different things at once. This would help exercise the brain and help it grow to hold more knowledge and to focus on multiple things at once, it’s good to stimulate the brain.
Whether you have deep or hyper attention it is always going to be a challenge to achieve the other but in the end it will definitely help whether it be with school or different jobs.

Consumed by Technology

I don’t think many of us actually pay attention to how much time we waste with technology. Personally, I spend way too much time on my cell phone and lap top. I have noticed that when I am having a conversation with one or two people and they get on their phone while I am talk it aggravates me but once they get the chance to talk I am right there doing the exact same thing.
My parents have made it a rule that when we are all in the same room with each other we are not allowed to even look at our cell phones because they want us to focus on spending time with each other. That brings back what Sherry Turkle had said in her lecture, “reclaim certain places for conversation.” That is a great idea and more of us need to start doing that. When my family and I go out to for dinner we notice so many families who are just sitting there on their cell phones not even talking to one another, it’s really sad that no one really pays attention to one another anymore.
Sherry Turkle also mentioned how some people feel that if they don’t stay connected then they don’t feel themselves. I completely agree because my sister is one of those people. My sister always has to be on some kind of device or she gets moody, it’s so unhealthy but that is how it’s getting today with everyone. No one wants to talk face to face just face to screen all of the time.

Best of Technonolgy

Technology has always been a big part of my life whether it be video games, computers, cell phones, or tablets. I’ve always found it quite comforting having technology to fall back on to keep in touch with loved ones when I was not able to see them quite often or for the loved ones that I have that do not live close by. The scary thing about technology is that most people cannot go a day without using their cell phone or computers, let alone a couple of hours.

Social networks have been there for me to find out important things for a while and I think that is great. I have family and close friends who have moved away and social networks give me a chance to be apart of their biggest moments in life. I will be having a baby late June/early July and I could not be happier that my family in Texas, San Diego, Sacramento, and Los Angeles get to be apart of that in some way.

Having access to different networks by using tablets, computers, and cel phones has helped me start a little freelancing business for myself. I post make up that I have done on myself and on others so that other people are able to view them and contact me when they need make up done for a dance, party, dinner, etc. Sure, a lot of things we do can easily be done without technology like it had been done for years but I think now that we have a wide range it has made life a lot easier for many of us.

Personally, when I have been on a certain social network for some amount of time and they decide they want to change their layout I can admit it is a little frustrating. When you are used to constantly using something for a good amount of time and they switch it up it might be a little hard to get used to. Luckily for me I just stick to Facebook, Instagram, and Tumblr. I do not have much to keep up on. For people who decide they do not want to be apart of a social network because the layout looks complicated is totally understandable. I never joined Twitter for the same reason, I am completely lost and have never been a fan. I think it is completely okay to want to have nothing to do with technology but I think everyone should at least try it out to keep in touch at least via email or text messaging.