![]() We’re not always the best judges of what we need to pay attention to. This flexibility lets us skip over (or at least breeze through) the parts that just aren’t of much interest or value to us. ![]() We’re constantly adjusting our pace, all the way from “just glancing at the headings” to “rereading the same sentence until we finally understand it”, with dozens of gradations in between. ![]() One problem is the inherent difference between print and video: You can skim print. But most webinars (frankly), and even things like TED talks (although I know it’s heresy to say it aloud) can seem to go on forever.Īnd as soon as my attention starts to wander, I start kidding myself that I can actually multitask, which amounts to a) opening up my inbox and working through some of the email languishing there while I half-listen, and b) gradually losing the thread of what the speaker is saying, which makes it seem even more boring. I don’t mind if a film noir from the 40’s drags when I’m watching it on TV that’s part of the fun. I don’t know about you, but even though I enjoy watching some videos online, I almost always find them to be t o o s l o w. ![]()
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