But you’re right, I see plenty of these symptoms in myself as well. I don’t think it’s health on the whole. Certainly, I’m taking in a LOT more information than I used to, but I’m not sure how deeply I’m processing it all (am I capable?).

I try to mix it up by prioritizing other, quiet times… this allows to assimilate thoughts.

I try to bounce ideas (that I read, and generate) off other, non-techy people… to get a sanity check. This is quite useful.

It’s too easy to read snippet-y content online, so I try to force myself to get through juicier (longer) morsels amidst my reading. By varying this, I think it shuffles up the mental juices.

As long as kids can 1) be aware of the negative aspects of the information firehose; and 2) evolve their own set of tricks that help them extract maximum value from that flow, then I think things will work out fine. This needs to be worked into the education system though, because it may not be a natural outcome