Amanda Mooney Has A Tabbed Cerebral Cortex

Amanda describes how tabbed browsing influences her thought process:

[from How Tabbed Browsing Changed the Way I Think]

This is a *normal* conversation with Amy:

Amy: Amanda, did you check out that Stars game last night?

Amanda: No, I was watching The Office and [NEW TAB] did you see that post on TC? I can’t believe that [NEW TAB] lol Amy you know I don’t watch sports. Anyway, I think that we should check out OM this weekend. Does that work for [NEW TAB] Although I guess I did do a bracket with @meaganfish last year.

This habit translates to my crazy work and school habits as a college student (I have quite a few jobs running at once in addition to my studies and work in student groups on campus). Of course it’s become hard to sit in a lecture class, movie, meeting or presentation that’s not interactive and engaging. My classmates and I have grown up with a cell in one hand, an iPod in another, a computer in front of us with a bunch of taps open and programs running; we’re texting, friending, tweeting, calling, IMing… it’s a little frantic and crazy, but it’s become habit and anything more static and linear feels very strange.

And of course, using tools that backstop you makes it possible to push this flow state as far as it can go.

Comments

[Amanda Mooney]

Ha:) Yes my brain is quickly becoming a crazy OS that makes it way too easy for me to have hundreds of thoughts open and running at once.