Re: To Medicate, Or Not To Medicate

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@Wgreen – you stated:

>>2) I was told recently (by an academic) that some current research suggests we somehow are able to recall considerably more information from a printed page than from a digital one. Interesting—and curious—if indeed true. If this is not just some unfounded rumor (and my source is second-hand), gleaning information online or on e-readers may be even MORE of a challenge for kids who have problems with reading comprehension and recall. <<

Yes – at least in my case. If I print it, i get more out of it, can more easily re-read, etc. I HATE PDF owner manuals and always and I mean always end up printing the whole manual on paper so I can read and understand it. (of course when you have a big power outage and need one of those manuals – guess what…….

I hate the electronic readers – people have been trying for a long time to convince me to go more electronic, go get an iPad, whatever, and I just can’t. It’s got to be a magazine, book, newspaper, or I just can’t read and comprehend. Just reading this on the computer is hard enough. The manual for the new stereo I put in my car is on PDF – I ended up printing and reading before I could understand it.

(my profession – I’m an IT specialist, I support computer networks and technology and help people move “into the electronic age” with modern devices, assistive technology, etc. Go figure.)

Is it possible that “phone anxiety” is all part of this? That’s me to a T. I struggle with making what should be simple phone calls to get higher level support, or to set up meetings, etc. I have to for my job, but find I put it off until there’s trouble, or it’s the “last minute”.

I’d be happy if I never had to make another phone call for the rest of my life.

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