Weekly Reports Archive

DIGITAL DISTRACTIONS HAVE CREATED “INABILITY TO FOCUS for longer than a minute,” impacting job performance and productivity. Combined with social network conversation, the web’s perpetual news cycle and feeds (which are “algorithmically structured to keep users scrolling and sharing, for... Continue

HAPPY NEW YEAR.  WHAT’S AHEAD IN 2018? FOR THE ECONOMY: “If history is any guide (and it often is), the business cycle is coming to an end. The world economy tends to tip into a recession every 8 to 10... Continue

SMARTPHONES APPEAR TO CONTRIBUTE TO ADOLESCENT ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION. Scientific evidence supports the idea that “social media can inspire malaise,” and research on data from over 500,000 teens & millennials found mental troubles more likely from those who spent more... Continue