The American dream is no longer just to get rich quick, but also to enjoy doing it, the new captains of industry offer various...

The present-day problem of distractions is multifaceted, stemming from the digital environment, work settings, and personal habits....

Jonah Lehrer's 2010 critique of Nicholas Carr's "The Shallows" remains pertinent in 2024. Lehrer's concerns about technology's impact on...

Your attention is a precious, finite resource that shapes your identity and is heavily sought after by tech giants and advertisers....

The economics of attention has evolved from ancient rhetoric to the digital age. In classical times, orators used verbal techniques to...

The attention span myth, claiming humans now focus for only 8 seconds, arose from a misinterpreted 2015 Microsoft Canada report. This...

"Since the invention of the printing press, every new revolution in information technology has prompted apocalyptic fears." However, the...

In 2024, the biggest part of the culture economy is distraction - endlessly scrolling through short videos, images and posts designed to...

Back in 2010, Harvard researchers Matthew Killingsworth and Daniel Gilbert found that we pay attention to our present tasks 53% of the...

Back in 2008, author Maggie Jackson warned that our obsession with digital devices could damage our ability to focus and think deeply....

In wisdom traditions spanning thousands of years, attention is portrayed as a fundamental yet elusive concept, requiring unwavering focus...

The Law of Distraction states that anything can divert our attention if we allow it. In our distracting modern world, we forget tasks,...

In 2018, James Williams analyzed how many digital technologies were designed to maximize user engagement and attentional capture,...

Johann Hari's "Stolen Focus" examines how modern technology and constant distractions are robbing us of our ability to concentrate and...

Reclaiming your focus through disciplined attention management is the ultimate productivity hack. https://www.forbes.com/sites/chriswestf...

A new study unveils brain secrets behind creative flow. Recording Philadelphia jazz musicians' brain activity during improv, researchers...

The war on distraction rages on, a decade after that first study on disrupted attention and aging. Our inability to sustain focus is now...

In 2001, neurologist Marcus Raichle made a groundbreaking discovery - the default mode network (DMN) in the brain. He found that when our...

Solving Distractions - Our Point of View Stress from modern distractions drains $468 billion from knowledge work, driving people to...