The following is from a synopsis of the book Distracted: The Erosion of Attention and the Coming Dark Age:

We have oceans of information at our disposal, yet we increasingly seek knowledge in online headlines glimpsed on the run. We are networked as never before, but we connect with friends and family via e-mail and fleeting face-to-face moments that are rescheduled and interrupted a dozen times. Despite our wondrous technologies and scientific advances, we are nurturing a culture of diffusion, fragmentation, and detachment.

This is a book worth considering for anyone who is concerned about our increasingly distracted society.