Moments of boredom are not always a bad thing. When I used to bus into downtown to work, I didn't take gadgets with me. It was my time to think, to ponder, to get my head together before the work day started.
Pruss has it right. We're not over-medicating, we're over-distracting. Even something as simple as going to a restaurant and being able to sit in a direction where you aren't assaulted by at least one television. One of my favorite places now has video advertising in the restroom! The sound from the adverts clashes with the sound from the satelite radio.
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