09 Quiz 1

1. What was the speaker’s project/idea?

- The project or the idea of the speaker is Boredom and Brilliant (The Lost art
of Spacing out).

2. How did the speaker come up with the idea?

- Manoush Zomorodi, sat down to brainstorm and came up with nothing useful.
She learns that there wasn't something there at all. And she began to recall
the last time she had a brilliant thought, which she discovered was while
wheeling that stroller. She realizes she has never been bored, and she begins
to ponder all the issues that have been plaguing her head, eventually
resulting in the concept of Bored and Brilliant.

3. Was her project informative? List down all the information you learned from her
TED Talk.

- Yes, we are not truly performing four or five things at the same time since the
brain does not operate that way, According to the neurologist that she
interview. Instead, we jump from one item to the next, wasting our cognitive
resources in the process. Boredom provided us with insight and assisted
some of us in setting goals. You may never have felt boredom if you have
never known life without connectivity. Phones should not be used as
taskmasters; instead, they should be used as a tool. Checking or surfing
social media is a waste of time when you might be doing something more
productive, creative, or self-centered. When you're bored, your brain activates
a network known as default mode. Boredom may lead to brilliant ideas.

4. How frequent do use your phone? Can you see yourself doing the speaker’s
challenge?

- Before the pandemic, I used my phone for around half of the day. When a
pandemic occurs, however, the learning environment is switched to an online
class. As a result, I spent the entire day completing schoolwork and checking
my social media accounts on my phone. Of course, I do since it appears to be
enjoyable and challenging.
5. What are the possible implications of multi-tasking? Do we finish more or do we
finish less tasks that focusing on one (1) task at a time?

- When we say we're doing four or five things at once, we're not truly doing that
since the brain doesn't function that way. Instead, we jump from one item to
the next, wasting our cognitive resources in the process. We will complete
more tasks if we focus on one task at a time rather than switching from one to
the other.

6. According to the search engineer at Google, why is technology built to trigger

social media users an itchy feeling if they are not with their phones?

- To get more attention from us and they do not want us to stop for having that
feeling being connected with one another.