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Could A Technology Loop Be Causing Your Epic Mind Fail?

It is a fact of modern life: We all run the risk of getting too distracted by our IT, especially IT connected to our social media. Today, for example, my priority is finishing a White Paper for a favorite client, and I promise I will do that, but I just saw this really cool clip on YouTube from Portlandia and I had to share it with you. Then I promise I’m turning off all external comms and getting back to my writing.

In the clip, the great modern social philosopher commentators Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein use a bit of humor to show the dangers of getting stuck in a technology loop. Watch it and be warned! And laugh! But then think of how better your life might be if you unplugged for a while.

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Bob Gourley is the CTO and Co-Founder of the due diligence and cybersecurity consultancy OODA LLC , which publishes CTOvision.com and OODAloop.com. Bob's background is as an all source intelligence analyst and an enterprise CTO.

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