首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Alex Pang’s amusing new book The Distraction Addiction addresses those of us who feel panic without a cellphone or computer. And
Alex Pang’s amusing new book The Distraction Addiction addresses those of us who feel panic without a cellphone or computer. And
admin
2019-03-20
66
问题
Alex Pang’s amusing new book The Distraction Addiction addresses those of us who feel panic without a cellphone or computer. And that, he claims, is pretty much all of us. When we’re not online, where we spend four months annually, we’re engaged in the stressful work of trying to get online.
The Distraction Addiction is not framed as a self-help book. It’s a thoughtful examination of the dangers of our computing overdose and a historical overview of how technological advances change consciousness. A "professional futurist" , Pang urges an approach which he calls "contemplative (沉思的) computing. " He asks that you pay full attention to " how your mind and body interact with computers and how your attention and creativity are influenced by technology. "
Pang’s first job is to free you from the common misconception that doing two things at once allows you to get more done. What is commonly called multitasking is, in fact, switch-tasking, and its harmful effects on productivity are well documented. Pang doesn’t advocate returning to a pre-Internet world. Instead, he asks you to " take a more ecological (生态的)view of your relationships with technologies and look for ways devices or media may be making specific tasks easier or faster but at the same time making your work and life harder. "
The Distraction Addiction is particularly fascinating on how technologies have changed certain fields of labor—often for the worse. For architects, computer-aided design has become essential but in some ways has cheapened the design process. As one architect puts it, " Architecture is first and foremost about thinking... and drawing is a more productive way of thinking" than computer-aided design. Somewhat less amusing are Pang’s solutions for kicking the Internet habit. He recommends the usual behavior-modification approaches, familiar to anyone who has completed a quit-smoking program. Keep logs to study your online profile and decide what you can knock out, download a program like Freedom that locks you out of your browser, or take a " digital Sabbath (安息日)" . "Unless you’re a reporter or emergency-department doctor, you’ll discover that your world doesn’t fall apart when you go offline. "
What is Alex Pang’s recommendation for Internet users?
选项
A、They use the Internet as little as possible.
B、They keep a record of their computer use time.
C、They exercise self-control over their time online.
D、They entertain themselves online on off-days only.
答案
C
解析
第四段中彭为戒除上网习惯提出了解决方法。他建议使用常见的行为矫正法——种为完成戒烟项目的人所熟知的方法,并提供了具体做法:研究网上资料并确定你所能剔除的内容,将其记录下来,下载一个类似“自由”的程序来锁住浏览器,或选择一个“数字安息日”。网民通过这些方法或者某些程序的帮助减少上网时间,即对上网时间进行自我控制,故答案为C。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/VbZ7777K
0
大学英语四级
相关试题推荐
A、Becausetheyhavecomplexcommunicationneeds.B、Becausetheydon’twanttoappearstupid.C、Becausetheyarealwaysinahur
A、Becauseyouhavemoreopportunities.B、Becauseyouhavemuchpressureofyourformercolleagues.C、Becauseyouroldfriendsar
A、She’sspokentohimonthephone.B、Shemethimduringhervacationonesummer.C、Shewentonasummertripwithhim.D、Sheu
Ifyouwanttoteachyourchildrenhowtosaysorry,youmustbegoodatsayingityourself,especiallytoyourownchildren.Bu
之前武侠剧在西方传播缓慢有很多原因,其中包括推广营销不到位以及缺乏与武侠相关的基础知识。
在过去的50多年中,我国的体育运动取得了可喜的成绩。
Theinnervoiceofpeoplewhoappearunconsciouscannowbeheard.Forthefirsttime,researchershavestruckupaconversation
InasurveyconductedbyresearchfirmHarrisInteractive,71%ofAmericanssaidthatspendingextramoneyontravelduringthe
预计每年将约有10万名学员从中受益。
随机试题
A.浆液性囊腺瘤B.卵巢恶性畸胎瘤C.颗粒细胞瘤D.卵巢黄素囊肿E.纤维瘤发生于体腔上皮者
取得麻醉药品和第一类精神药品处方调剂资格的药师的资格只限于
影响货币需求的主要因素有()。
某项目建设投资3650万元,其中2000万元形成固定资产,固定资产折旧年限为10年,残值率为5%,按平均年限法计算的第五年折旧额为()万元。
穿堤闸施工前,在征得监理单位批准后,施工单位进行了补充地质勘探,由此产生的费用应由()承担。
现阶段我国货币政策的操作目标是()
人民检察院审查批准逮捕犯罪嫌疑人由检察长决定。重大案件应当提交()讨论决定。
FTPClient发起对FTPServer的连接建立的第一阶段建立()。
以下属于身份认证协议的是()。
GesturesIntroduction.definition—motionsofthe【T1】________.function—toexpressorhelpexpressthoughtso
最新回复
(
0
)