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Your Mind Is Being Fracked

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Availability is no longer determined by one’s time, but by one’s attention. The problem, of course, is that our attention is constantly absorbed by the tools we use everyday, making us feel like we’re never truly available. As these tools continue to get nicer, prettier, and more powerful, it becomes increasingly difficult to stop checking them, wh... See more

Lawrence Yeo • The Omnipresence of Work - More To That

If we have only so much attention to give, and only so much time on this earth, we might want to think about reinfusing our attention and our communication with the intention that both deserve.

Jenny Odell • How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy

Attention is a precious resource since our brains are cluttered with noise. Smart marketers make it easy for those they seek to work with, by helping position the offering in a way that resonates and is memorable.

Seth Godin • This is Marketing: You Can’t Be Seen Until You Learn To See

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When we strive to be everywhere and do everything, we tend to feel like we’re not fully experiencing anything. If we’re not careful and protective of our attention, it can seem like we’re losing control of our lives, bouncing from one distraction to the next... A common example of heroic individualism’s futile efforts to get more done faster at the... See more

Brad Stulberg • The Practice of Groundedness: A Transformative Path to Success That Feeds--Not Crushes--Your Soul

The Internet is Destroying Your Attention: How to Survive the Attention Economy

Eric Brown

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The problem is, when you’re ready to put your learning into practice, something strange and paralyzing happens. The accounts you follow keep serving up increasingly attention-grabbing, even ominous content that somehow compels you to pay attention. There’s always something new to read, a podcast to listen to, or a feed to catch up on. Without stayi

Gina Bianchini • Purpose

One: ban surveillance capitalism, because people who are being hacked and deliberately hooked can’t focus. Two: introduce a four-day week, because people who are chronically exhausted can’t pay attention. Three: rebuild childhood around letting kids play freely—in their neighborhoods and at school—because