"The centerpiece of his argument is the Yerkes-Dodson curve, which plots the relationship between human performance and the stimulation our tasks provide. Too much stimulation makes us feel panicked and overloaded, but when we have too little stimulation—when our work is too easy—we become lethargic and withdrawn. Activities that provide moderate stimulation yield the highest level of performance and, as Carr argues, turn us into better people in the process."Automation Changes the Work We Do, But it Doesn’t Have to Kill the Joy | MIT Technology Review
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Automation Changes the Work We Do, But it Doesn’t Have to Kill the Joy | MIT Technology Review
Excerpt from a review of The Glass Cage, Nicholas Carr's latest book (which will be released 20140929)
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