Stars

I have watched at least part of all three Stars games so far.  It's kinda fun to be 2-1 and already into the season a bit, but I've found myself not really watching the games.

A year ago, I heard at a technology conference that young people have gotten used to processing multiple streams of information simultaneously.  This is good news for people who advocate multi-tasking.  Many adults, though, often wish the young people could focus on one thing and use 100% on what THEY think is important, instead of the 20% they are getting.  The interesting part was this largely isn't possible.  It's like having five small channels, and you can receive info through all five.  Or, you can receive info from one to four, but you can't dedicate more than one channel to the same information.  You've got five small channels, NOT one large channel that you can choose to dedicate in various ways.  That sucks.

This is how I feel when watching sports now.  At the Mavs games, I'm watching, listening to the broadcast, and constantly checking twitter and reading articles on my phone.  I feel very productive.  I'm constantly on the computer and my phone, and flipping channels while watching at home.  

This is my dilemma.  A decade ago, I watched soccer and hockey and did nothing else.  Now, although I think these sports need my attention, I feel unable to give it.  I want to watch the development of plays and feel the building tension that a goal pays off, but instead I relieve that tension by somewhat tuning out.

It's possible that putting these words into my computer will lead to changing my behavior, but it doesn't feel that way.  We'll see.