Ep 10: Dashboard Diversions: Are New Cars Safer or Scarier?

Posted May 23, 2016 by admin 1684

Car manufacturers are enticing buyers with the latest technological advancements, but are the newest vehicles helping or hindering drivers? In this show the editors of Car & Driver magazine take listeners on an adventure in a self-driving Tesla, and Ned goes to a Mercedes dealership to check out the bells and whistles of the S-class model. Listen in and decide for yourself whether all of the new technology is a good thing or a bad thing.

Would you buy a self-driving car? Take our poll and let us know: https://www.facebook.com/DistractionPodcast1/

Send your thoughts and questions to [email protected] and you might be featured in a future show.

Listen to the Car & Drive podcast: http://www.caranddriverpodcast.com/

Our thanks to Mercedes of North Haven for their help in making this episode. http://www.mercedesbenzofnorthhaven.com/

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Special: Ned Responds to Fed’s Report About Distraction’s Role in Amtrak Tragedy

Posted May 18, 2016 by admin 1484

Ned reacts to the National Transportation Safety Board’€™s latest report on the May 12, 2015 Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia that killed 8 people, and injured nearly 200 other passengers. The NTSB determined that the engineer was distracted by radio dispatches from another train at the time of the crash. Ned talks about the lessons we can all learn from this tragedy.

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Mini Distraction #8: Clear Your Clutter

Posted May 11, 2016 by admin 2487

Listener feedback gets Ned talking about the trouble with clutter and offering solutions to cleaning up your physical and digital spaces.

Resources for Clearing Clutter from Your Life:

http://www.organizingpro.com/cleanupyourcomputer/

http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-15310/why-clearing-clutter-is-so-hard-and-how-to-do-it-anyway.html

http://cluttersort.com/services/digital-organizing/

Professional Organizer, Judith Kolberg: http://fileheads.net/

Find a Professional Organizer Near You: http://www.napo.net/

Junk Removal Services:

http://www.1800gotjunk.com/us_en

https://www.thebagster.com/default.aspx

http://www.junk-king.com/

We’re looking for a new name for our “€œmailbag” segment of the show. What should we call it? Submit your idea to [email protected] and we might use it!
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Ep 7: Our Obsession with Our Devices

Posted May 2, 2016 by admin 2724

How much time do you spend staring at a screen? Maybe it’€™s not your fault. Maybe the internet is designed to be addictive. Ned takes a look at the issue, and we send our producers down a digital rabbit hole to show you how we all get sucked in. Learn about a wonderful new invention that can help you unplug but stay connected, and why a digital detox should be part of your regular diet.

What’€™s your digital rabbit hole? Send us a note at [email protected] and you might be included in a future show!

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MINI #6: What’s Your Lake Doolittle, and Why Do You Need One?

Posted April 27, 2016 by admin 1899

In this episode, Dr. Hallowell stresses the importance of connecting with family in a distraction-free and interruption-free environment. Listen in as he reminisces with his son Tucker about family memories of their annual family trip to Lake Doolittle. The conversation covers themes essential to the power of connection, like determining what’s important in your life and taking the time to grow lifelong memories that foster strong family bonds.

Send Dr. Hallowell an email about your family getaways at [email protected] and you might be featured in a future episode!

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Ep 5: The Effect of Technology on Our Kids

Posted April 18, 2016 by admin 2684

The effect of technology on kids, a topic that keeps parents, educators, and many of us up at night. Ned hears from the pros, kids, parents and a special guest as he explores screen-time, online dangers, setting limits, and the latest apps parents should be concerned about. He also talks to a security expert and former FBI agent posing undercover online as a 13-year-old girl about these internet risks.

Dr. Susan Linn, co-founder of the campaign for a commercial-free childhood joins Ned in this episode to explain the effects of media on youth and offer tips for setting limits.

Send us your thoughts and questions to [email protected] and you might be included in a future episode!

Show Notes:

www.consumingkids.com

www.momsclub.org

www.kiddle.co

www.internetsafetyconcepts.com/parents

Additional Resources:

Kids-Parent Contract

Teen-Parent Contract

 

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Ep 1 Exploration of Distraction

Posted March 22, 2016 by admin 2174

In this episode, Dr. Hallowell explores a few modern-day distractions with the help of several guests, including Dr. Daniel Levitin, a neuroscientist and the author of The Organized Mind. Learn why humans are so easily distracted, the most common distractions, and how to stay focused. You’ll also get some advice that just might save your life.

What distracts you? Send us your thoughts and questions to [email protected] and you might be included in a future episode.

Show Notes:

Highway safety laws: http://www.ghsa.org/html/stateinfo/bystate/index.html

The Organized Mind by Daniel Levitin: http://www.daniellevitin.com/theorganizedmind/

Closing music from [email protected]: https://www.focusatwill.com/

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ADHD Expert Dr. Hallowell Introduces Distraction

Posted March 14, 2016 by admin 2269

ADHD expert Dr. Ned Hallowell welcomes you to his new podcast Distraction, a show that will explore ways to manage the crazy-busy world of modern life and offer advice and insight that will help you combat everyday distractions, stress, and anxiety.  Hear from Dr. Hallowell, an authority on distraction, about the interviews, experts, and self-help topics he will cover in his show, subjects all of us can relate and those that are especially relevant to ADD/ADHD community.

Show Notes:

Meet Dr. Hallowell 

Books by Dr. Hallowell

The Hallowell Centers

 

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