The Wandering Mind
Jamie Kreiner
Golden Age
Our sense that distraction is getting worse carries ominous implications. Journalists and scientists tell us that distraction has serious consequences, among them unproductivity, chronic boredom, sleep deprivation, bad grades, weak relationships, car crashes, a lack of personal fulfilment, and a loss of civic solidarity. Even in small doses, at a safe distance from heavy machinery, it can still be maddening. At times like ours, when it feels like things are declining rapidly, the
