{"id":32258,"date":"2017-03-15T01:00:33","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T05:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=32258"},"modified":"2017-03-05T10:41:02","modified_gmt":"2017-03-05T15:41:02","slug":"qotd-how-may-i-interrupt-you-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2017\/03\/15\/qotd-how-may-i-interrupt-you-next\/","title":{"rendered":"QotD: How may I interrupt you next?"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>Q: What do Google, Facebook, Twitter, Apple, and Samsung all have in common?<\/p>\n<p>A: Their business models involve interrupting you all day long.<\/p>\n<p>Individually, each company\u2019s interruptions are trivial. You can easily ignore them. But cumulatively, the interruptions from these and other companies can be crippling.<\/p>\n<p>In the economy of the past, companies made money by being useful to customers. Now the biggest tech companies make their money by distracting you with ads and apps and notifications and whatnot. I don\u2019t mean to sound like an alarmist, but I think this is the reason 80% of the adults I know are medicating. People are literally being driven crazy by a combination of complexity (too many choices) and the <em>Interruption Economy<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>There are days when my brain is flying in so many directions that I have to literally chant aloud what I need to do next in order to focus. <\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m wondering if you have as many distractions in your life. And if you do, can the chanting help you too? The next time you have a boring task that you know will be subject to lots of interruptions, try the chanting technique and let me know how it goes. It probably won\u2019t cure your ADHD but it might help you ignore the tech industry\u2019s distractions until you get your tasks done.<\/p>\n<p>Bonus question: The economy has evolved from \u201cHow can I help you?\u201d to \u201cHow can I distract you?\u201d Can that trend lead anywhere but mass mental illness? <\/p>\n<p>My hypothesis, based on observation alone, is that the business model of the tech industry, with its complexity, glut of options, and continuous interruptions are literally driving people to mental illness.<\/p>\n<p>Scott Adams, <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.dilbert.com\/post\/123459399486\/the-interruption-economy\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;The Interruption Economy&#8221;, <em>Scott Adams Blog<\/em><\/a>, 2015-07-07.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q: What do Google, Facebook, Twitter, Apple, and Samsung all have in common? A: Their business models involve interrupting you all day long. Individually, each company\u2019s interruptions are trivial. You can easily ignore them. But cumulatively, the interruptions from these and other companies can be crippling. 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