A new study finds that urban minds don’t pay as much attention to their surroundings unless they’re highly engaging.

Seth Dixon, Ph.D.‘s insight:

It’s often noted that people from smaller towns prefer a slower pace of life and people from large cities enjoy the hustle and bustle more.  So does the urban environment change how we handle the vast quantity of information in major metropolitan areas?  This article points to data that says it does.  

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