Comments on: The Tool Works at Both Ends http://www.artofmanliness.com/2012/03/25/the-tool-works-at-both-ends/ Men's Interests and Lifestyle Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:22:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Marques http://www.artofmanliness.com/2012/03/25/the-tool-works-at-both-ends/comment-page-1/#comment-214979 Marques Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:50:39 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=23465#comment-214979 Such a great article, thanks guys!

]]> By: Emil J Lesner http://www.artofmanliness.com/2012/03/25/the-tool-works-at-both-ends/comment-page-1/#comment-214844 Emil J Lesner Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:25:35 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=23465#comment-214844 Brett, Kate, and Gus,
I am not a fast reader, hence getting through a book a week is a tall order. I am short of my pace to read 40 books this year. Mostly because they require more time and effort to finish.

]]> By: Carn http://www.artofmanliness.com/2012/03/25/the-tool-works-at-both-ends/comment-page-1/#comment-213213 Carn Sat, 31 Mar 2012 15:42:25 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=23465#comment-213213 Starting out I wondered what the deal was as I had none of the sorts of issues you associated with the internet till you got the “Reading Books” bit.

I always have been an avid reader and can eat 3 books a weak on an average week.

]]> By: Wang Warrior http://www.artofmanliness.com/2012/03/25/the-tool-works-at-both-ends/comment-page-1/#comment-212177 Wang Warrior Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:04:49 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=23465#comment-212177 I’m glad that I played Grand Theft Auto 3 as young as I did. I believe that’s how I learned to read maps and how to optimize path efficiency.

]]> By: jaklumen http://www.artofmanliness.com/2012/03/25/the-tool-works-at-both-ends/comment-page-1/#comment-211652 jaklumen Thu, 29 Mar 2012 04:16:52 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=23465#comment-211652 We live in a specialized world, and it would stand to reason that specialized emphasis in our current time leads to differences in the brain.

I don’t doubt computers have shaped my brain a lot; and I am often reminded I am much more obsessed than the average person. And yet, I realize: sometimes, a by-hand solution sometimes IS more convenient, more time-efficient, or sometimes it’s just more satisfying. Perhaps my younger colleagues might say I just haven’t discovered the real glories of mobile computing (I call such devices “thin clients”), but both have their time and place, this coming from a guy that read up on Getting Things Done and thinking that the “hipster PDA” method of using colored 3X5 index cards for this organizational practice/lifestyle was very strange.

]]> By: Kyle http://www.artofmanliness.com/2012/03/25/the-tool-works-at-both-ends/comment-page-1/#comment-211627 Kyle Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:55:59 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=23465#comment-211627 In a recent PEW piece on Gen Y and technology, consultant Barry Chudakov makes a point in line the arguments in this piece:
““Technology will be so seamlessly integrated into our lives that it will effectively disappear. The line between self and technology is thin today; by then it will effectively vanish. We will think with, think into, and think through our smart tools but their presence and reach into our lives will be less visible. Youth will assume their minds and intentions are extended by technology, while tracking technologies will seek further incursions into behavioral monitoring and choice manipulation. Children will assume this is the way the world works. The cognitive challenge children and youth will face (as we are beginning to face now) is integrity, the state of being whole and undivided. There will be a premium on the skill of maintaining presence, of mindfulness, of awareness in the face of persistent and pervasive tool extensions and incursions into our lives. Is this my intention, or is the tool inciting me to feel and think this way? That question, more than multitasking or brain atrophy due to accessing collective intelligence via the internet, will be the challenge of the future.”

]]> By: dskzz http://www.artofmanliness.com/2012/03/25/the-tool-works-at-both-ends/comment-page-1/#comment-211605 dskzz Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:29:41 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=23465#comment-211605 interesting though pessamistic. My job actually is to surf the web for a living. I am an ‘opposition researcher’. However my sort of web use tends to be following those tidbits of information through the rabbit hole warren that is the net. The work requires both an ability to skim, as the article says, and also process in depth. I have not felt any changes in my reading or concentrstion…if anything both my reading and writing skills are much sharper. Otoh, my tolerance for dealing with people has dropped sharply. Phon calls and meaningless conversation are the worst! I also have no patience for questions-all my answers are online! Curiously none of that applies to my gf. Our relationship is as strong as evet…could be I made real sure didn’t wind up with someone who annoys me.

]]> By: peter http://www.artofmanliness.com/2012/03/25/the-tool-works-at-both-ends/comment-page-1/#comment-211591 peter Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:02:54 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=23465#comment-211591 here is another article which discusses the same idea in relation to how use of pornography effects sexual taste. very interesting and concerning.
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/cupids-poisoned-arrow/201201/wiring-sexual-tastes-hairless-genitalsoops

]]> By: John B. http://www.artofmanliness.com/2012/03/25/the-tool-works-at-both-ends/comment-page-1/#comment-211525 John B. Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:48:30 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=23465#comment-211525 Great article,Brett! “Truer words were never spoken”!

]]> By: Kevin Daley http://www.artofmanliness.com/2012/03/25/the-tool-works-at-both-ends/comment-page-1/#comment-211524 Kevin Daley Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:29:44 +0000 http://artofmanliness.com/?p=23465#comment-211524 Excellent stuff. Often, I find myself writing very difficult code or math on paper to give my mind a break.

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