Monday, June 28, 2010

Where have all the downtimes gone...?

Why I Returned My iPad - Peter Bregman - Harvard Business Review

not really a bash on the iPad - more about actually having some "downtime" in life

here's some clips - read the full article if you'd like...

The brilliance of the iPad is that it's the anytime-anywhere computer. On
the subway. In the hall waiting for the elevator. In a car on the way to the
airport. Any free moment becomes a potential iPad moment.


So why is this a problem? It sounds like I was super-productive. Every
extra minute, I was either producing or consuming.


But something — more than just sleep, though that's critical too — is lost
in the busyness. Something too valuable to lose.


Boredom.


To lose those moments, to replace them with tasks and efficiency, is a
mistake. What's worse is that we don't just lose them. We actively throw them
away.

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