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Gloria Mark - How to Find Focus, Fight Distraction, and Get More Done

Smart People Podcast

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Is It Good for Kids to Use Technology?

We should try to constrain kids' use of technology as much as we can until they get older. We have a part of our brain that's called executive function, which helps deal with decision-making and prioritizing information. In young kids, it's not well developed yet. When kids are exposed to the internet, for that matter, even fast-paced television and videos, it seems to have an impact on their executive function.

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