Six Ways to Boost Brainpower: Scientific American
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=six-ways-to-boost-brainpower&print=true
The Benefits of Distraction and Overstimulation -- New York Magazine
http://nymag.com/news/features/56793/index2.html

Twitter, Adderall, lifehacking, mindful jogging, power browsing, Obama’s BlackBerry, and the benefits of overstimulation.

In Defense of Distraction

If I didn't write this sentence, most of my friends who started to read this article would quickly lose focus and start scanning it.

Vipassana Fellowship's online Meditation Course provides a supported introduction to Buddhist Meditation as found in the Theravada tradition. Resources and support for meditators and authoritative texts from the earliest Buddhist sources.

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wikiHow article about How to Hypnotize Yourself Using the Best Me Technique.

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AJ Jacobs: My colossal task burden - loved this article! http://bit.ly/bcwvQx

Is multi-tasking bad for you? As somebody who suffers from a chronic butterfly mind, I do wonder whether becoming a a 'uni-tasker' wouldn't be a bad idea. A thought provoking and amusing read.

As a counterpoint to the NYTimes article, AJ Jacobs on his experiment living life with no multitasking http://bit.ly/bhMVL9

When AJ Jacobs learned multitasking was bad for you, he decided to kick his chronic addiction to mental juggling. Get ready for Operation Focus…