Noise by McCormack, Joseph -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Copyright Dedication Foreword

Addendum

Preface Acknowledgments Part One Weapons of Mass Distraction

Chapter 1 Noise, Noise, So Much Noise

Kenny Chesney Gets It Right Hearing Decline and the Loss of Focus Access to Information Will Only Increase Attention Spans Will Remain Elusive Our Minds Will Become Anemic and Impenetrable Note

Chapter 2 Huh? We’re Going Collectively Deaf

So, Why Do We Tune Out? A Variety of Reasons The Impact of the “Elusive 600” on Our Listening How Words Become Worthless—and Triggers for a Tune-Out My Mom Thought I Had a Hearing Problem Notes

Chapter 3 Brain Basics: Are Your Penguins Falling Off the Iceberg?

Our Brains Are Changing Working Memory in Decline Brains Are Like Computers We’re Losing Impulse Control Our Brains Get Hooked How Often Do We Check Our Smartphones? Notes

Chapter 4 Living in an Info Junkie Crack House

Training and Education Will Be the Gateway Drug Impending Health Impacts? A Potential Threat to Consider Who Can Stop This? More Brain Celery Notes

Part Two The Big Tune-Out Is Coming (Imagining the Unthinkable—Six Short Stories to Wake You Up)

Chapter 5 Always Stuck at School

Serious Triggers New Protective Behaviors Terrified Parents Disturbing Statistics Our Children in Isolation Is It Addiction? Notes

Chapter 6 A Misleading Leader

Streaming Information Losing Momentum Powerful Monologue All Talk, No Action

Chapter 7 The Loss of Civil Discourse

Her Civic Duty Uninformed and Confused No Respect Tower of Babel Catching Her Attention Note

Chapter 8 Mind-filled Momentum at Work

Connected While Exercising Last-minute Briefing Driving Connected Yet More Tasks and E-mails Diving Right into the Weeds Trying to Salvage Success Notes

Chapter 9 2050: A Parenting Odyssey

Technology Was Only a Mild Interrupter for Them A Carefree Time Deep Loss of Daily Contact Struggle to Disconnect Technology Is with You Everywhere You Go It’s Just Living for Them Why Did We Worry So Much? Parenting without a Voice Fighting a Force

Chapter 10 Safety Briefing with Near-tragic Results

Note

Part Three Time for You to Tune In: Awareness Management (AM 101)

Chapter 11 Awareness Management 101

Lighting the Path Before Us Lives Can Become a Blur Missing the Moment Entirely Our Minds Are Spinning Beach Balls The Elusive 600: Your Enemy or Your Friend? Runaway Thoughts Waking Your Mind from Mindlessness to Mindfulness Directed, Undirected, and Misdirected Commit to “Awareness Management” What if We Don’t Manage Our Awareness? AM Pre-set Buttons Notes

Chapter 12 Take Aim: Set Your Sights on What Matters Most

Essentialists versus Non-essentialists No More Deafening Noise Pointless Routines A Minimalist Decision: Keep It Simple Aim Small, Miss Small—Tips to Direct Your Focus Post It: Simplicity Isn’t Complicated To Simplify Is a Deliberate Decision Notes

Chapter 13 Saying No to Noise

Just Say No The Power of Self-Mastery Overcoming FOMO No, Here’s How You Do It Addictions Weaken Willpower Running to Yes on the Road Toward No Self-control Is a Personal Way to Stop the Noise Impulse Management: A Few Daily Distractions Feel the Peace of Singlemindedness Five Small Steps to Make That Little Word a Big Part of Your Life Note

Chapter 14 Quiet Time: Restoring and Recharging Your Mind

Dimly Lit Dinnertime: Our Brains Barraged and Batteries Drained The Extrovert Ideal and the Allure of Open Spaces Why Be Quiet (I’ve Got Something to Say About That)? Risky Isolation Rewarding Isolation Steps Toward Quiet Contemplatives in the Middle of the World Notes

Chapter 15 Present Listening: A Gift Worth Giving Now

Why Is It So Exhausting to Listen? Professional Listeners: It Pays to Be Interested, Not Interesting Becoming a Present Listener—Seven Critical Considerations A Special Reward for Special Forces Selling Yourself Short with Others The Payoff of Present Listening

Part Four Getting Others to Dial In: Focus Management (FM 101)

Chapter 16 Focus Management 101

Changing an Environment That Doesn’t Want to Be Changed Putting Fun Back into a Party The Role of a Focus Manager A Program Manager for a Life Filled with Simplicity and Clarity FM Pre-set Buttons Note

Chapter 17 Wanted: BRIEF Communicators

When So Many Words Become Worthless Losing the Meaning You Can Change It Message Lost in Translation Winston Churchill’s Brevity Memorandum Concise Communication: A Necessary Curriculum Requirement BRIEF Basics Clarity Is Your Number 1 Priority Notes

Chapter 18 Communicate Like a Magician

Brain Science Behind Sleight of Hand The Power to Make the Restless Rest A Baker’s Dozen of Communication Techniques, Tips, and Tricks Notes

Chapter 19 Preparing the Environment for Noise Abatement

The Failure of Open Floor Plans Screens Everywhere at Work Home Rooms Unplugged Old-school Schools Remaking Healthy Environments to Filter Noise Naturally Notes

Chapter 20 Herding Cats: Facilitating to Focus More, Fidget Less

The Joy of a Canceled Meeting Teaching Students to Tune Out Need Some Help Leading at Home? Fundamentals of Facilitation: At Work, School, or Home Making It Easy for Everyone to Work, Learn, and Live Together Note

Part Five Pre-sets: Simple Programming for Noise Reduction

Chapter 21 Personalizing Your Pre-sets

Personal Pre-set Programming: Customize Your Settings to Manage the Noise “The Lineup”: Playing to Win by Keeping Score

Chapter 22 That Sounds Wonderful

Recommended Reading References About the Author About The Brief Lab Index End User License Agreement

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