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Attention span a groundbreaking way to restore balance, happiness and productivity
"We spend an average of just 47 seconds on any screen before shifting our attention. It takes 25 minutes to bring our attention back to a task after an interruption. And we interrupt ourselves more than we're interrupted by others. In Attention Span, psychologist Gloria Mark reveals these...
| Main Author: | Mark, Gloria (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada :
Hanover Square Press,
[2023]
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Breaking the myths of attention
- The anatomy of attention. Your limited cognitive resources ; The battle for your attention ; Types of attention ; Why, how and how much we multitask ; The consequences of constant interruption
- The underlying forces of distraction. The rise of the internet and the decline of focus ; How AI and algorithms influence your thoughts ; Our digital social world ; Personality and self-regulation ; Happiness and our devices ; How the media conditions our attention
- Focus, rhythm and balance. Free will, agency, and our attention ; Achieving focus, rhythm, and balance ; The future of attention.