Stay wired and still feel great

We like to think our high-tech tools are helping us get more done faster, thanks to our 24/7 access to information and other people.

And, yes, technology has considerable upsides: Staying in touch with far-flung loved ones is easier than ever, and "there’s tremendous efficiency when it comes to work, like exchanging information and collaborating," says Dr. Gary Small, a neuroscientist at UCLA and co-author of iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind.
But for many of us, a little too much of this good thing is actually causing a neurological phenomenon that psychiatrist Dr. Edward Hallowell, author of Driven to Distraction, has called "attention deficit trait," marked by distractibility and impatience.

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