The news and information cycle has been a 24-hour thing for some time now. We are inundated, it just keeps coming at us. Even when we go to check emails, there are always stories scrolling in front of our eyes for us to read, before we can even open our email. If you’re like me, sometimes you lose 20 minutes before reading your first email of the day. If you love to learn, these days are wonderful. At some point we have to stop scrolling and skimming and read one item at a time. Bookmark or save something. It’s all very addictive, tiresome, and hard on the eyes. You say to yourself, "I’ll go back and read what I saved later." But...you don't.

Scrolling Syndrome …
Another day comes and reading what you saved is on your to-do list. But because you hate to miss anything, you decide to go online and check for anything new. Big mistake. One scroll after another and your window of opportunity for reading what you've collected is gone. But on the other hand, you've gathered more useful information.

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