Continuous Partial Attention

Phone in the Toilet?

Linda Stone | Posted 06.17.2008 | Living


Linda Stone

Last week, a high school sophomore told me that she brings her phone into the shower with her -- in a Ziploc bag. She didn't want to miss an incoming text message.

Fine Dining with Mobile Devices

Linda Stone | Posted 01.09.2008 | Living


Linda Stone

People often say we're multi-tasking ourselves to death. Is that really what we're doing? I call what we're doing today continuous partial attention.