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SUMMARY:Memory and learning in the age of digital distractions - Anastasia
  Dedyukhina
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CONTACT:Anastasia Dedyukhina
DESCRIPTION:Does it happen to you to check directions several times on you
 r devices although you know where you are going? What's the first thing we
  do when you can't remember something? Google it\, of course.\n\nOur brain
  is undergoing a massive transformation as a result of internet penetratio
 n. We outsource our memory to Google\, and are less and less able to conce
 ntrate on somethign for a long time (when was the last time you could read
  a book without being distracted?).\n\nIn this entertaining and interactiv
 e talk TEDx speaker\, Huffington Post blogger\, and author of Homo Distrac
 tus Dr Anastasia Dedyukhina explores\, how internet is changing our brain\
 , memory and learning and why our devices are so irresistible. She will ex
 plain\, how memory works\, discuss various memorization strategies\, and p
 rovide you with the best strategies to stay focused and learn in the digit
 al age and manage digital distractions. In this talk\, you will learn how 
 to take back control of your time and attention without getting rid of you
 r tech.\n\nVenue: Eagle Labs\, 28 Chesterton road\, CB4 3AZ Cambridge UK\n
 \nDoors open at: 6.30pm / Talk starts: 7.00pm sharp.\n\nREGISTRATION AND A
 DVANCED TICKET PURCHASE MANDATORY! No tickets at the door\n\nTickets:\nhtt
 ps://www.eventbrite.com/e/learning-memory-in-the-age-of-digital-distractio
 ns-tickets-49287015791\n\nAbout the speaker:\n\nDr Anastasia Dedyukhina is
  an author\, TEDx speaker\, Huffington Post blogger\, organizer of the fir
 st mindful tech festival Focus Inside and a former senior digital marketer
 . Having spent 12+ years working for global media and internet brands\, sh
 e ditched her smartphone in the middle of her senior international career 
 in London\, when she realized how dependent she had become on the gadget.\
 n\nToday she acts as a business mentor\, supporting ethical tech startups\
 , and runs a tech life balance consultancy Consciously Digital\, helping c
 ompanies and individuals be more productive\, build up focus and resilienc
 e in an age of digital distraction.
LOCATION:Barclays Eagle Labs\, 28 Chesterton Road
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