This seems to support the notion that the internet (and the generation that 
has grown up on it) leads to wide, shallow learning rather than narrow, deeper 
learning.  The internet makes it easy to find out a little bit about a lot of 
stuff.  But it is not always very easy to find in-depth information about a 
single topic - yes, there might be 1.5 million Google hits on a search, but the 
connection gets pretty tenuous after about the 7th hit.

There's an older expression that I used to hear from my elementary teachers 
from time to time:  "I need your *undivided* attention!"  That was 40 years 
ago - a divided attention (or "multitasking") is not new.

There are jobs where it is a huge benefit being able to divide your attention 
across several demands and keep it all together.  Perhaps the younger 
generation is drawn to these kinds of jobs.  And there are jobs where 
observing and listening critically to every detail is important.  If I were 
charged with a crime, I would definitely want my defense attorney and every 
jury member to be in the latter category, for example - a tiny scrap of 
evidence might be the key.

Wayne Hoff, CRM
Calgary, AB

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