Virtual Me Versus Real Me When I was growing up kids spent a lot of time looking in the mirror and grooming. Getting a girlfriend or boyfriend depended (and still does) on how you looked. So did self-esteem. Today, much of that attention is paid not to the personal appearance but to virtual appearance – […]
How the internet will change your body – Part II – interruption and stress (11/30/10)
How Time Rules Life Body clocks affect everything you do. Ask any shift worker. They’re a group with higher cardiovascular mortality and higher cancer rates. Already government agencies are starting to label shift work a workplace carcinogen. In which case it should also be deemed a home carcinogen. The Net is rapidly turning much of […]
Are you restless? Sleep Loss, Irritability, the Internet and Violence
Another Reason to be Uneasy Many people today facing economic, political and economic uncertainty are restless – uneasy, unquiet of mind, internally agitated. Sadly much of the population is literally not resting – experiencing insufficient restoration and recovery to rebuild their bodies and minds in healthy ways. And that makes us more irritable, and potentially […]
Text tonight, trouble tomorrow (11/3/10)
The Electronic Life The cyborg future is here. Last week I wrote on “Your kid’s new ‘favorite’ bed partner” – the cell phone. It now appears the era of “mobile computing” is creating mass immobility. Kids are texting like crazy at night – in bed. The Pew Memorial Trust survey I quoted had 82% of […]
I’ve got rhythm – to sleep (11/1/10)
Getting in the Rhythm Wayne Rooney is one of the more internationally famous people most Americans never heard of. England’s National Team striker is famous for many things beyond his magic foot, his recently wrangled secret five year contract with Man United, his giant house and supposed visits to a prostitute while his wife was […]