“The demands upon the new brain right now are increasing” (Todd E. Feinberg, Restak 40).  Society is changing, therefore we must adapt.

“It’s important to note that neuroscientists and experts within the field are increasingly dissatisfied with ADHD being called a disorder, they prefer to see ADHD as a distinctive type of brain organization.” (Sam Horn, Restak 44). This just goes to show that, even though right now, we consider ADHD a disorder, it is soon becoming another way of doing things, but not because we want to, but societal changes warrant these changes.

“In contemporary society, speed is the standard applied to almost everything we do” (Restak 50). The book provides an example of this new standard with radio or TV ads that mention the fine print at a rapid speed, this is important because it proves that this is the exact reason why we have to increase our ability to listen at faster speeds.

“While it’s true that we can train our brain to multitask, our overall performance on each task is going to be less efficient than if we performed one thing at a time” (Restak 57). This is very important to note, because an example would be driving and talking, or in today’s society text messaging. You may think you have it all down pat, but you are limiting your ability to focus on driving while performing these other tasks.

 ”The brain works at its best with the activation of different, rather than identical, brain areas” (Restak 59). This is a great thing to know because the point of this chapter is not that we cannot or should not multitask, but when multitasking, we should exercise different areas of the brain because there is no competition between skills.