References
Items marked in bold are cited elsewhere in this document.
Blog
Large portions of this document have been adapted and rewritten from a weekly blog that I maintained throughout the course of the project.
Books
- Babauta, Leo. The Power of Less: The Fine Art of Limiting Yourself to the Essential -- In Business and in Life. New York: Hyperion, 2008.
- Carr, Nicholas G.. The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains. New York: W. W. Norton, 2010.
- Chabris, Christopher F., and Daniel J. Simons. The Invisible Gorilla: And Other Ways Our Intuitions Deceive Us. New York: Crown, 2010.
- Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience. New York: Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2008.
- Dreyfuss, Henry. Designing for People. New York: Allworth Press, 2003.
- Fogg, B. J.. Persuasive Technology: Using Computers to Change What We Think and Do. Amsterdam: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2003.
- Gallagher, Winifred. Rapt: Attention and the Focused Life. New York: Penguin Press, 2009.
- Heath, Chip, and Dan Heath. Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard. New York: Broadway Books, 2010.
- Jackson, Maggie. Distracted: The Erosion of Attention and the Coming Dark Age. Amherst, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, 2008.
- Kaptelinin, Victor and Mary Czerwinski. Beyond the Desktop Metaphor: Designing Integrated Digital Work Environments. Cambridge: MIT Press, 2007.
- Lanier, Jaron. You Are Not a Gadget: A Manifesto. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2010.
- Raskin, Jef. The Humane Interface: New Directions for Designing Interactive Systems. Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley, 2000.
- Schwartz, Barry. The Paradox of Choice: Why More is Less. New York: Ecco, 2004.
- Thaler, Richard H., and Cass R. Sunstein. Nudge: improving decisions about health, wealth, and happiness. Rev. and expanded ed. New York: Penguin Books, 2009.
- Young, Damon. Distraction: A Philosopher's Guide to Being Free. Carlton, Vic.: Melbourne University Press, 2008
Journal Articles
- Adamczyk, Piotr, Shamsi Iqbal, and Brian Bailey. "A method, system, and tools for intelligent interruption management." TAMODIA '05: Proceedings of the 4th international workshop on Task models and diagrams (ACM), Sep 2005.
- Bailey, BP, and JA Konstan. "On the need for attention-aware systems: Measuring effects of interruption on task performance, error rate, and affective state." Computers in Human Behavior (Elsevier) 22, no. 4 (2006): 685-708.
- Bailey, Brian, and Shamsi Iqbal. "Understanding changes in mental workload during execution of goal-directed tasks and its application for interruption management." Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI 14, no. 4 (Jan 2008).
- Chewar, C, D McCrickard, and Alistair Sutcliffe."Unpacking critical parameters for interface design: evaluating notification systems with the IRC framework." DIS '04: Proceedings of the 5th conference on Designing interactive systems: processes, practices, methods, and techniques, Aug 2004.
- Cutrell, Edward B, Mary Czerwinski, and Eric Horvitz. "Effects of Instant Messaging Interruptions on Computing Tasks." CHI '00: CHI '00 extended abstracts on Human factors in computing systems, 2000: 99-100.
- Czerwinski, Mary, Eric Horvitz, and Susan Wilhite. "A diary study of task switching and interruptions." CHI '04: Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human factors in computing systems (ACM Request Permissions), Apr 2004.
- Dabbish, Laura, and Robert Kraut. "Email overload at work: an analysis of factors associated with email strain." CSCW '06: Proceedings of the 2006 20th anniversary conference on Computer supported cooperative work, Nov 2006.
- Gluck, Jennifer, Andrea Bunt, and Joanna McGrenere. "Matching attentional draw with utility in interruption." CHI '07: Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human factors in computing systems, Apr 2007.
- González, Victor, and Gloria Mark. ""Constant, constant, multi-tasking craziness": managing multiple working spheres." CHI '04: Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human factors in computing systems (ACM Request Permissions), Apr 2004.
- Horvitz, Eric, and Johnson Apacible. "Learning and reasoning about interruption." ICMI '03: Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Multimodal interfaces (ACM), Nov 2003.
- Iqbal, Shamsi, and Eric Horvitz. "Disruption and recovery of computing tasks: field study, analysis, and directions." CHI '07: Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human factors in computing systems, Apr 2007.
- Iqbal, Shamsi, and Eric Horvitz. "Notifications and awareness: a field study of alert usage and preferences." CSCW '10: Proceedings of the 2010 ACM conference on Computer supported cooperative work, Feb 2010.
- Iqbal, ST, and BP Bailey. "Effects of intelligent notification management on users and their tasks." Proceeding of the twenty-sixth annual SIGCHI conference on Human factors in computing systems (ACM), 2008: 93-102.
- Jin, J, and LA Dabbish. "Self-interruption on the computer: a typology of discretionary task interleaving." Proceedings of the 27th international conference on Human factors in computing systems (ACM), 2009: 1799-1808.
- Kumaraguru, P, S Sheng, A Acquisti, LF Cranor, and J Hong. "Teaching johnny not to fall for phish." ACM Transactions on Internet Technology (TOIT) (ACM) 10, no. 2 (2010): 1-31.
- Mark, G, V.M Gonzalez, and J Harris. "No task left behind?: examining the nature of fragmented work." Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human factors in computing systems (ACM), 2005: 321-330.
- McCrickard, D, C Chewar, Jacob Somervell, and Ali Ndiwalana. "A model for notification systems evaluation—assessing user goals for multitasking activity." Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI 10, no. 4 (Dec 2003).
- McFarlane, Daniel, and Kara Latorella. "The scope and importance of human interruption in human-computer interaction design." Human-Computer Interaction (L. Erlbaum Associates Inc) 17, no. 1 (Mar 2002).
- Nagel, Thomas. "What is it like to be a bat?" Nov 2010: 1-11.
- Posner, Michael and Stephen Petersen. "The attention system of the human brain." Annual Review of Neuroscience 1990: 25-42.
- Pousman, Zachary, and John Stasko. "A taxonomy of ambient information systems: four patterns of design." AVI '06: Proceedings of the working conference on Advanced visual interfaces, May 2006.
- Salvucci, Dario, and Peter Bogunovich. "Multitasking and monotasking: the effects of mental workload on deferred task interruptions."CHI '10: Proceedings of the 28th international conference on Human factors in computing systems, Apr 2010.
- Salvucci, Dario, Niels Taatgen, and Jelmer Borst. "Toward a unified theory of the multitasking continuum: from concurrent performance to task switching, interruption, and resumption." CHI '09: Proceedings of the 27th international conference on Human factors in computing systems, Apr 2009.
- Speier, Cheri, Joseph Valacich, and Iris Vessey. "The effects of task interruption and information presentation on individual decision making." ICIS '97: Proceedings of the eighteenth international conference on Information systems (Association for Information Systems), Dec 1997.
- Tognazzini, Bruce. "Principles, techniques, and ethics of stage magic and their application to human interface design." CHI '93: Proceedings of the INTERACT '93 and CHI '93 conference on Human factors in computing systems, May 1993.
- Tolmie, Peter, Andy Crabtree, Tom Rodden, and Steve Benford. ""Are you watching this film or what?": interruption and the juggling of cohorts." CSCW '08: Proceedings of the 2008 ACM conference on Computer supported cooperative work, Nov 2008.
- Weiser, M, and JS Brown. "The coming age of calm technology." Xerox PARC. Retrieved July (Citeseer) 8 (1996): 2007.
- Wyatt, Kerryann, and James Phillips. "Internet use and misuse in the workplace." OZCHI '05: Proceedings of the 17th Australia conference on Computer-Human Interaction: Citizens Online: Considerations for Today and the Future (Computer-Human Interaction Special Interest Group (CHISIG) of Australia), Nov 2005.
Websites
All sites were visited and accessible as of April 29, 2011.
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- Babauta, Leo. "The No. 1 Habit of Highly Creative People." Zen Habits. http://zenhabits.net/creative-habit/.
- Bernhard, Blythe. "Brief diversions may help employees improve work, study says." Physorg.com, February 17, 2011. http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-02-diversions-employees.html.
- Bilton, Nick. "Reinventing E-Mail, One Message at a Time." The New York Times, August 23, 2010. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/23/reinventing-e-mail-one-message-at-a-time/.
- Bregman, Peter. "To Get More Done, Slow Down." Harvard Business Review, August 18, 2009. http://blogs.hbr.org/bregman/2009/08/to-get-more-done-slow-down.html.
- Carey, Benedict. "Searching the Brain for the Spark of Creative Problem-Solving." The New York Times, December 6, 2010. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/07/science/07brain.html.
- Conley, Dalton. "Wired for Distraction: Kids and Social Media." Time, March 19, 2011. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2048363,00.html.
- Davenport, Tom. "Why We Don't Care About Information Overload." Harvard Business Review, December 8, 2009. http://blogs.hbr.org/davenport/2009/12/why_we_dont_care_about_informa.html.
- A Day Without Media. http://withoutmedia.wordpress.com/.
- de Botton, Alain. "On Distraction." City Journal, Spring 2010. http://www.city-journal.org/2010/20_2_snd-concentration.html.
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- Korkki, Phyllis. "Every Workday Needs a Game Plan." The New York Times, November 18, 2007. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/18/jobs/18career.html.
- Lehrer, Jonah. "Bother Me, I'm Thinking." The Wall Street Journal, February 19, 2011. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703584804576144192132144506.html.
- Lehrer, Jonah. "Don't!" The New Yorker, May 18, 2009. http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/05/18/090518fa_fact_lehrer.
- Manjoo, Farhad. "Boss, I Need a Bigger Screen. For Work Efficiency, of Course." The New York Times, January 15, 2009. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/15/technology/personaltech/15basics.html.
- Mathers, Alex. "18 Tools for Destroying Distraction." Red Lemon Club, November 7, 2010. http://www.redlemonclub.com/general/18-tools-for-destroying-distraction/.
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- Meece, Mickey. "Who's the Boss, You or Your Gadget?" The New York Times, February 6, 2011. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/06/business/06limits.html.
- Meece, Mickey. "Work-Life Balance? Smartphones and Laptops Tip the Scale." The New York Times, February 5, 2011. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/06/business/06limits.html".
- Meece, Mickey. "Working Constantly, Thanks to Technology." The New York Times, February 5, 2011. http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/05/working-constantly-thanks-to-technology/.
- Naughton, John. "Thanks, Gutenberg - but we're too pressed for time to read" The Observer, January 27, 2008. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/jan/27/internet.pressandpublishing.
- Parker-Pope, Tara. "An Ugly Toll of Technology: Impatience and Forgetfulness." The New York Times, June 6, 2010. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/07/technology/07brainside.html.
- Pavlus, John. "Is 'Undesigned' the Next Great Web Trend? Fat Chance." Co.Design, November 4, 2010. http://www.fastcodesign.com/1662630/is-undesigned-the-next-great-web-trend-fat-chance.
- Quenqua, Douglas. "If a Tree Falls at Work Friday..." The New York Times, August 1, 2010. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/01/fashion/01noticed.html.
- Rapp, Sarah. "Lab Rat: How Can A Social Media Addict Find Focus?" The 99 Percent, December 1, 2010. http://the99percent.com/articles/6960/Lab-Rat-How-Can-A-Social-Media-Addict-Find-Focus.
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- Richtel, Matt. "Multitasking Takes Toll on Memory, Study Finds." The New York Times, April 11, 2011. http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/11/multitasking-takes-toll-on-memory-study-finds/.
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- Samuel, Alexandra. "Five Ways Twitter Can Help You Conquer Distraction." Harvard Business Review, November 4, 2010. http://blogs.hbr.org/samuel/2010/11/five-ways-twitter-can-help-you.html.
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