MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'industrial revolution'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:02:11 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3656839&cid=t_199929_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F06%2F13%2Four-brains-on-technology%2F Is technology taking over our lives? Or do some people just make choices with regard to choosing technology over interacting with their family and friends? I don’t believe that “technology” can take over our lives — unless we choose to let it. So it was with interest that I saw a lengthy article written over at the New York Times, “Hooked on Gadgets, and Paying a Mental Price.” I was going to comment earlier on the article, thinking it was going to be this thoughtful, in-depth look at how technology is impacting people’s lives for both the positive and negative. Instead, it appeared to be some sort of story revolving around a guy called Kord Campbell and his family. Kord apparently has a hard time prioritizing things in his life — to the poin... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3656839 Sun, 13 Jun 2010 10:21:44 +0100 3656839 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4060683&cid=t_199929_109_f&fid=34859&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.davemsw.com%2Farchives%2F2009%2F06%2Foverworked_vacationstarved_america_ranks_1_in_depr.php Image via WikipediaOverwork in America has become even worse since the latest recession. People are afraid to slow down to take care of themselves because the fear of lay offs. Overwork has led to an epidemic of depression. Even Congress has taken notice. A bill requiring employers to provide paid vacation has been introduced. Below is a great article from a while ago that I think captures well the phenomena. AlterNet "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." Jack Torrance, Jack Nicholson's character in the 1980 film The Shining, should get credit for popularizing (and making terrifying) a proverb that dates as far back as the mid-1600s: "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." Nicholson's character sure looked like he could have used a vacation before his psyche disintegrat... Ψ Dare To Dream... blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4060683 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:30:16 +0100 4060683 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1739129&cid=t_199929_133_f&fid=35082&url=http%3A%2F%2Fautism.gbrettmiller.com%2F2008%2F08%2Fwhy-are-we-so-intolerant-of-differences%2F One of the key sub-plots in Elizabeth Moon’s book The Speed of Dark involves some corporate intrigue and an almost stereotypical management vs. labor conflict.   At the heart of the issue is a question of the efficiency vs. effectiveness of the autistic workforce.   It’s probably because of my recent reading of the book that Jack Vinson’s post People still say these things? caught my attention.  (Attention, what attention?) In that post, Jack references a quote that “amazes me every time I see it used in real life”: Regrettably far too many executives remain firmly convinced that the only way to increase productivity is for their employees to work harder or faster. A chief executive in Northern Ireland was quoted in his company magazine as saying; “... 29 Marbles blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1739129 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:46:46 +0100 1739129