Note to Self

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Note to Self episodes

February 05, 2016 Infomagical Challenge 5: Magical Life
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15 min
February 04, 2016 Infomagical Challenge 4: Magical Connection
Discuss something you’ve heard, read, or watched with someone for at least seven minutes, by phone or in person. Social psychologist Sherry Turkle explains why and how. More details here: http://wny.cc/XUksG
8 min
February 03, 2016 Infomagical Challenge 3: Magical Brain
Your third challenge: Avoid a trending topic, or “must read” today. Consume only what's valuable to you. Issued by Cates Holderness, who launched The Dress meme, and Ann Blair, historian of information overload. More instructions here: http://wny.cc/XOEXS
12 min
February 02, 2016 Infomagical Challenge 2: Magical Phone
Tidy up your apps and transform your phone into a portal of wisdom. Brought to you by "The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up" author Marie Kondo herself. More information here: http://wny.cc/XPaMH
11 min
February 01, 2016 Infomagical Challenge 1: Magical Day
No multi-tasking today. Work on one thing at a time, and give each task your full focus. For more information: http://wny.cc/XLutv
12 min
January 25, 2016 The Case for Infomagical
All of the information you need about information overload. Sign up for Note to Self's Infomagical project at wnyc.org/infomagical!
26 min
January 20, 2016 When FOMO Meets JOMO
Caterina Fake (the person who popularized the term "FOMO") talks with Anil Dash (the person who coined the term "JOMO"). Turns out, they're good friends.
20 min
January 13, 2016 An Apology to Our Listeners. Because Two Dots.
Two Dots game director David Hohusen on what it's like to balance "caring about users' well-being" with "designing an addictive game." The brave man came back!
22 min
January 06, 2016 A Neuroscientist’s Guide to Getting Organized (Plus: Survey!)
If you had to guess, how many facts have you taken in today? Dr. Daniel Levitin says it's probably way too many to process.
17 min
January 06, 2016 A Neuroscientist’s Guide to Getting Organized
If you had to guess, how many facts have you taken in today? Dr. Daniel Levitin says it's probably way too many to process.
17 min

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Is your phone watching you? Can texting make you smarter? Are your kids real? Note to Self explores these and other essential quandaries facing anyone trying to preserve their humanity in the digital age.