Comments on: Deep Thoughts http://forestfortrees.edublogs.org/2005/10/31/deep-thoughts/ Learning, theory, philosophy, and culture Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:23:18 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Jeremy http://forestfortrees.edublogs.org/2005/10/31/deep-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Jeremy Thu, 03 Nov 2005 21:34:30 +0000 http://forestfortrees.edublogs.org/2005/10/31/deep-thoughts/#comment-11 Thanks, Francine! These are excellent references. I'm glad to see that there are many others who are concerned about the issues of breadth vs. depth. I know someone who often says that the web has a tendency to make us all exhibit ADD behaviors. There may be some truth to that, and it's a humbling thought. Thanks, Francine! These are excellent references. I’m glad to see that there are many others who are concerned about the issues of breadth vs. depth. I know someone who often says that the web has a tendency to make us all exhibit ADD behaviors. There may be some truth to that, and it’s a humbling thought.

]]> By: Francine http://forestfortrees.edublogs.org/2005/10/31/deep-thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Francine Wed, 02 Nov 2005 05:33:16 +0000 http://forestfortrees.edublogs.org/2005/10/31/deep-thoughts/#comment-10 i thought you might enjoy the following counter arguments to 'shallow thinking" . These posts are about the <i>crisis of attention</i> and the principle that less is more. From Om Malik's blog: <a href="http://gigaom.com/2005/11/01/the-economics-of-attention-crisis/" rel="nofollow">The economics and attention crisis</a> From Fred Wilson <a href="http://avc.blogs.com/a_vc/2005/11/the_looming_att.html" rel="nofollow">The looming attention crisis</a> From Jeff Nolan <a href="http://sapventures.typepad.com/main/2005/11/the_looming_att.html" rel="nofollow">The looming attention crisis</a> From Jamie Pitt <a href="http://www.semanticwave.com/blog/archives/000203.jsp" rel="nofollow">The attention economy</a> From Business Week <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2005/11/pay_attention.html?campaign_id=rss_blog_blogspotting" rel="nofollow">Pay attention</a> From HackingCough <a href="http://www.hackingcough.com/blog/archives/2005/11/the_attention_d.htm" rel="nofollow">The attention deficit pulls the mainstream nearer</a> this last post reflects on our biased attention when reading blogs. This is something George Siemens has taken up in the past: the problem of reading only what echoes back our own thinking. A valid point for sure. Meanwhile I thought these links provided a nice counter-argument to pro ramping up for more argument, even if they all seem to be talking to each other B-)) i thought you might enjoy the following counter arguments to ’shallow thinking” . These posts are about the crisis of attention and the principle that less is more.

From Om Malik’s blog: The economics and attention crisis

From Fred Wilson The looming attention crisis

From Jeff Nolan The looming attention crisis

From Jamie Pitt The attention economy

From Business Week Pay attention

From HackingCough The attention deficit pulls the mainstream nearer

this last post reflects on our biased attention when reading blogs. This is something George Siemens has taken up in the past: the problem of reading only what echoes back our own thinking. A valid point for sure.

Meanwhile I thought these links provided a nice counter-argument to pro ramping up for more argument, even if they all seem to be talking to each other B-))

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