The Future of Attention

The Future of Attention

The art of control

Reminding the machine who’s in charge

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Gloria Mark
Nov 07, 2025
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A participant in one of my studies once described his relationship with his devices by saying: “I let the sound of the bells and the popups rule my life.” After a day of trying to keep up with messages and distractions, and falling down social media rabbit holes, many of us can relate. It can feel as though our hardware and software control our behavior…

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